What Does Love Feel Like?

What does love feel like? Love cannot be explained. It can only be experienced. Love cannot be explained, yet it explains all. 

These lines were taken from Elif Shafak’s novel, ‘The Forty Rules of Love’ and they beautifully describe the complex yet simple phenomenon called love. 

What is love according to the Bible?

“He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” 1 John 4:8.

The man who does not love his brethren shows that in no real sense has he known God.

Love is blended

Love is one of the most commonly used words, yet when people are asked to explain what it really is or what does it feel like to be in love, many people usually fall short. 

It is difficult to define love in one sentence. But, if to take the best shot at it, love makes you see best in everything. Here are some love quotes that can help you express, what does love feels like.

For people with pleasant experiences, love maybe ecstasy, for those who experienced otherwise have bitter emotions attached to it. What love feels like is different for different people. 

Unconditional love is a blend of feelings and a state of mind.

This feeling of real love brings with it a roller coaster of emotions.

For some, it can behave like a drug that helps them forget all the other worries in the world; for some, it is the sole driving force that keeps them moving.

Can we define love?

How a person chooses to describe love depends a lot on their personal experiences.

The meaning keeps varying with time and age.

So, what does love feel like for a 5-year-old?

Love is the warmth of her dad’s embrace and the knowledge that her mom won’t let anything happen to her.

What is love for a high school student?

Love is the tickling feeling inside his tummy when that girl walks through the door; for a woman in her early twenties, love is the coolness of her eyes; and for a man in his last years of life, love is found in things as little as the one extra cookie in the plate. 

For me, love is when my mom wakes up early just to see if I am ready on time or not. It is out of love, that I lie down next to my father for a few more seconds of peace. I know it’s love that makes my brother spend money on fries for me while he himself has eaten nothing.

For me, love is what makes me rethink my choices so that I do what is best for my family.

It is love that makes me want to become a better person.

What is love all about in a relationship?

For me, romantic love is also about never going to bed angry.

Love lies in the gestures as small as a sideways glance at an inside joke, and in things as big as canceling appointments just to spend quality time with me.

Is love always romantic?

Love doesn’t always have to be romantic. So, what does love feel like when it’s not all romance and mush? 

Not everyone in the world is lucky enough to find the perfect partner that they love and who romantically loves them back.

Often people lookup on the internet for what is love meaning.

Love definition differs. It can be pure, painful, affectionate, tender and unnerving at the same time. The love of a mother for her child is the most selfless example that exists worldwide.

The more people you meet, the more definitions of love you’ll come across.

An interesting interpretation that I recently came across was that love is about ‘give and give’ and not ‘give and take’ by Kate McGahan. 

To explain this the person added that in love the partner should not think about what he or she is receiving from the other end.

Instead, people should only focus on what they give each other selflessly.

However, such selflessness is often difficult to achieve, particularly in a romantic relationship and that is why love brings with it a lot of pain too.

Perhaps, this explains why people find love to be scary.

Love and vulnerability are not mutually exclusive

Every time we love someone, we unintentionally give that person the permission to play with our emotions. 

Hence, it won’t be entirely wrong to say that love makes people vulnerable. that also answers the question, how do you know you are in love.

When you experience true love, nothing can prevent you from showing your vulnerability. 

It makes people behave in unusual ways.

But it is important to not withhold your emotions and give freely of yourself, your devotion, care, affection, and energy. 

What is true love? It is out of true love that people are willing to compromise on issues by putting their ego aside. Despite the complexities that entail love, it is something many people spend their entire lives searching for.

This indescribable term that we run after, brings with it a mixture of emotions. It can melt the hardest of hearts and that is why we need more of it in the world.

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Love is a rollercoaster ride

When in love, you oscillate between inexplicable exhilaration, uncontained joy, high bouts of energy, sleepless nights, a sudden surge in appetite or complete loss of it.

Love leaves you with a pounding heart and heavy breathing.

When in love you go through anxiety, paranoia, and feelings of hopelessness when your relationship goes through choppy waters. 

These radical mood swings closely resemble the behavior of drug addicts who go swing between deep depression and periods of joy.