True Love Defined

Do you know the true meaning of love? Well, true love defined in simple terms is a strong emotional and affectionate bond which a person has towards a member of the opposite sex.


As simple as this definition is, sadly, many persons do not understand this sort of love. And that is not without good reason. It is because they do not have the proper understanding of the real meaning of love.

Even a popular musician proudly sang in one of his rap music "l cannot say l love you. l don't know what that means. l'm a pimp!"

Oftentimes, even those who say they are "in love" confuse a feeling of convenience and the act of motivation in a relationship for love.

This is in accordance with the classical school of thought that is held by many people regarding love - especially when viewed against the background that the traditional meaning of love has become unpopular with our modern day generation.

But, let me give you a little insight on love.

Love Explained In Simpler Terms

lt is pertinent to state here that there are different forms of love. Some of the most commonest forms of love are mother-daughter love, father-son love, love between siblings, love between close friends, doctor-patient love, teacher-pupil love and so on. Hence, for the sake of clarity, the meaning of love explained in detail in this write-up is the love existing between lovers.

In simpler terms, love may be defined as a warmth affectionate feeling which a person has towards the opposite sex based on certain endearing intrinsic qualities which that person has found in that one. As a result of this, the person who is “in love” may consider these qualities difficult to find in someone else or even be extremely reluctant to search out for in another person.

Similarly, according to Dictionary.com, love is "noun- 1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. 2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child or friend".

In like manner, love, genuine, undying, true love, does not need prompting or motivation. Additionally, it is expressed unconditionally without promise of monetary or material gifts or even sexual gratification and irrespective of whether it is convenient or not for the person expressing it to do so.

Hence, the person possessing love - true love, that is - for another, usually the opposite sex, simply expresses the deep emotional feeling that he or she has towards the other without waiting to be prompted or motivated by gifts in kind or cash.

The loving person just allows the love to pour out freely from him or her without even expecting an expression of gratitude from the other party because as far as he or she is concerned, it is the most natural thing to do.

Thus, the loving person expresses this love because by so doing he or she is satisfying an innate need emanating from deep within his or her sub-consciousness to give everything he or she has unselfishly - without holding anything back - to the subject of his or her affection. When such an unselfish expression of love is mutually expressed by the two parties involved in the relationship, such a relationship can honestly be regarded as a perfect relationship.

That is the true meaning of love in the simplest form possible.

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Let us now consider the following timely question: how can true love be found and identified?

Well, the true love calculator gives some very useful suggestions and recommendations on how to find and identify true love.

Love Compared with Lust

On the other Hand, what do we find in the world today? Love is acutely lacking everywhere we look. Lust has taken over the lives of many people completely. Sexual promiscuity - in the name of "game playing" - is the order of the day.

So, there is widespread lack of affection among lovers and sexual promiscuity is the order of the day among boys, girls, men and women, married or not.

So, both men and women openly admit without any shame whatsoever that they are "players". Yet, these same persons claim to be searching for true love! ls that not amazing - how can somebody claim to be a player and yet be searching for true love? Amazing indeed! But, let me state categorically here that players do not and cannot express true love.

Though true love is something desirable to everyone, including players, any professed desire for true love by players is merely lip-service and should not be taken seriously.

While it is true that nobody is perfect, it is equally a fact that it is the same imperfect humans - the generation of our parents - who treasured true love in the past.

Thus, it is an aberration to consider playership (lustfulness) and true love on the same platform. The distinction between true love and lust is glaringly obvious as they are miles apart. While a lustful person or player is selfish, greedy, conceited, self-centred, dishonest and lack every good motive, a person who possess true love is sensitive, caring and loving.

The person possessing true love does not primarily seek to take. The loving person takes into consideration the needs and feelings of his or her partner, regarding his or her own personal needs and interests as secondary. The person possessing true love gives, gives and yet seek further ways to give. That is the true meaning of love. Is it any wonder then that true love is not popular and is so elusive today?

As a matter of fact, with the manner at which there is so much hype about promiscuity in the secular world today one is forced to wonder if the word faithfulness and loyalty means anything to many people any longer.

Even most married persons see infidelity as acceptable behaviour and do not regard marriage as a holy estate anymore. Thus, one is inclined to conclude that true love is dead!

With this state of affairs, it becomes difficult for people genuinely interested in finding true love to differentiate between love and lust as people who are engaging in sex are said to be "making love"; when in the true sense of the word what they really feel is lustfulness.

Anyway, this should not surprise you because this behaviour is characteristic of a society lacking genuine affection and love.

Love and Romance - Then and Now

With true love defined as it has been done in this article, is this sort of love truly possible to attain in our modern day society? In other words, is true love utopia or is it really attainable?

l honestly believe that it is possible, though very rare to attain and accomplish. Yes, the good news is that real and genuine true love is still attainable despite the widespread lovelessness in the world today; albeit with a lot of careful scrutiny and perceptiveness. This is because the world is no longer how it used to be some 40 or 50 years back.

During those days - the days of our parents or grandparents - life was much simpler and fun to live than now. Simple things like a sweet-smelling rose had great value in the eyes of young girls and ladies at that time. An innocent simple kiss on the cheek by little kids was the perfect thrill for grown-up onlookers. That is the expression of an unadulterated, true love in those days.

It is a fact that men in general were certainly more caring, sensitive and romantic during those days and women appreciated these qualities as well. During those days, women and damsels were treated with the utmost respect and dignity by men. A man won't think anything of it to bend low and kiss a lady on the back of her right hand while looking at her eyes and greet her "Bonjour Mademoiselle". But, who does that these days - maybe in romance movies?

Similarly, women were treated as "ladies first" - doors were opened for them, chairs were drawn out for them to sit on, while their male escorts ensured that they were as comfortable as they could ever be. They were treated like Queens. And when it was time to propose marriage, the man would simply kneel down at her feet and say: "will you marry me, Princess?" And the pretty queen would simply look at him with a pink blush in her supple cheeks, looking radiant with love in her eyes and say: "Yes!". Those were the days!

But is that the true expression of love? A case study would certainly do a lot to reveal the right answer in this regard. But, my thinking is that women stopped appreciating the simple things of life because men stopped providing them. So, the lack of true love today is traceable to the two sexes. We will take this matter further in the article "What is the Role of Romance in a Relationship?"

But, for now, things have changed. Times have changed. People have changed. People have stopped showing love any more. They have ceased to be the loving and caring individuals that they once were. A greedy, selfish and loveless spirit has taken over humanity in general. The simple things in life which spark up and enliven relationships are now treated as "bullshit" by almost everyone - at least 99.9% - including the society at large.

But that is not to say that one cannot still get an ideal relationship where there is true love, commitment, trust and understanding. Of course you can. You only need to be patient, observant and selective in your choice of who to befriend in your love relationship.

True love has remained elusive to a larger extent due to the value system of people in general which has changed so drastically from the days of our parents when the simple things of life mattered the most. Yes, it is not like that anymore. Times have changed.

People have changed from the loving, caring and sensitive persons that they used to be. A selfish and greedy spirit has taken over the world where at one time there used to be love and affection.

Many parents are fast losing their natural ties and love for their offsprings and there is constant fight and bickering among many siblings who most often than not are forced to live in a broken home. It is obvious therefore that the influence of the homefront, parental upbringing and family background has a direct bearing and correlation with people's sexual disposition.

True love has remained elusive to a larger extent due to the value system of people in general which has changed so drastically from the days of our parents when the simple things of life mattered the most. Yes, it is not like that anymore. Times have changed.

People have changed from the loving, caring and sensitive persons that they used to be. A selfish and greedy spirit has taken over the world where at one time there used to be love and affection. Many parents are fast losing their natural ties and love for their offsprings and there is constant fight and bickering among many siblings who most often than not are forced to live in a broken home and grow up without experience true love.

It is obvious therefore that the influence of the home front, parental upbringing and family background has a direct bearing and correlation with people's disposition towards true love nowadays.

The society equally shares part of the blame as it actively promote this promiscuous way of life in the media, fashion and style as "freedom", "sexual liberation", the "in thing", etc.

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