So, going on my previous thread... o.o You think that love can exist between two people in a relationship? What are the "requirements" to achieve such a thing? ... Does it even matter if you're in "love" or not? I mean, it's just a term, but we have gotten so focused on it. We MUST love in order to initiate/continue a relationship. ... In what way is a romantic relationship any different from a relationship with your mother or best friend?

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Relationships can work without the
kind of ideal romantic love, but certainly
there is some kind of need of the other
person, which I see as a form of love.

I am not sure how to describe romantic love, but it's very different than one has for one's family. It's... strange XD.

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one of the biggest differences would be dat u can possibly have sex with the person who u have a romantic relationship with and much more intimate moments lol. I mean u can't have sex with ur mom or ur best friend, so dat wud be a big difference wudn't it

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one of the biggest differences would be dat u can possibly have sex with the person who u have a romantic relationship with and much more intimate moments lol. I mean u can't have sex with ur mom or ur best friend, so dat wud be a big difference wudn't it

There is more of a difference than that, even though in the begging it may be thought of as that. After a period of time you get accustomed to the person and more or less need them around in a different way than your mother or friends. That sense of comfortability and need is what I call love.

I thought someone who called themselves "Dr.Love" wouldn't need to answer such a question 🤣

When you are young, you form your very first attachment. Be it your father or mother of both, they serve as a safety zone. As soon as you start exploring you'll always turn back to get an reassuring touch of your parent just to say that its okay, you're safe. It seems simple but this basic attachment format is pretty much essential for children to explore. Sooner or later we eventually grow out of our attachments with our parents and become our own entity. So I believe that Romantic Love is basically when we manage to reform these attachments with somebody else as an Adult.

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I wouldn't see the point of being in a relationship with someone if I didn't love them. It wouldn't be a relationship otherwise. I mean, love is what makes it a relationship, right? Otherwise it would just be like roommates or friends with benefits or something... not a real relationship. And I don't do that sort of casual stuff anyway... I don't believe in punishing myself by divorcing my feelings from the physical acts of intimacy. That just seems masochistic to me (and not in a fun way lol). shrug So yeah I have to really LOVE someone to be in a romantic relationship with them... Haha it wouldn't be a "romance" without the love!

Like someone else pointed out it doesn't have to be "perfect" romantic love all the time, if you're really in a close relationship there will be times when you're just plain ticked off with each other lol, but the love will remain a solid bedrock even underneath the momentary annoyances that sometimes happen. No matter what, you know with certainty that this is the person for you, even if they sometimes get on your nerves. Even if they never put the toilet seat down like you tell them to. Sheesh... 🤣

And dude it's frankly a bit strange to be asked to compare parent/child feelings with lover-like feelings... O.O Of course they're different! Some things like wanting to take care of the one you love and being there for them etc are the same, but obviously the romantic tint makes it very different in a lovers' relationship. For one thing I don't think about shagging family members. Ok I do think my Mum's still v. pretty and I know my bro's a handsome guy because he gets hit on by girls all the time, but it's not like I'd ever consider shagging either of 'em. Just saying. 😀

Romantic love is the confluence (mixture) of the sort of platonic feelings of intense love and binding commitment that you have for family, AND the non-platonic feelings that you have for a sex partner. Put them together and you have a very potent and powerful mix... It can withstand almost anything.

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I mean u can't have sex with ur mom or ur best friend, so dat wud be a big difference wudn't it

Why not?