Is 'love' something that can be seperately categorised or compartmentalised as a singular concept?
We hear the word 'love' used in all kinds of situations - love of a thing or an activity, love of a parent for a child, love of one's job, as well as romantic adult love.
But is it possible to take 'love' and 'define' it as a pure on-its-own thing or concept? Can it even exist like that, or do it have to be inter-mixed with other emotions, situations, etc?
To me, love for my children is automatic and needs no explaining. Adult romantic love is totally the opposite because due to two adult relationships that went bad (both for very different reasons) and heaps of disastrous attempts at dating in between times the concept of adult romantic love feels very foreign to me and I don't think I actually understood it even when I was in relationships. I can't work out how it links with sex, for one example of where I have no understanding (or no understanding that makes sense - in my neuro-divergent sapio+demi-sexual mindset).
Love for one's job is very subjective. Same as love for a thing (object) or activity (hobby sport etc.).
* There are studies that suggest adult romantic love is an 'attachment process' which might explain that for me I find that incredibly difficult and just opening up to the possibility now in my 50's is super hyper mega ultra frightening.
But is it possible to take 'love' and 'define' it as a pure on-its-own thing or concept? Can it even exist like that, or do it have to be inter-mixed with other emotions, situations, etc?
To me, love for my children is automatic and needs no explaining. Adult romantic love is totally the opposite because due to two adult relationships that went bad (both for very different reasons) and heaps of disastrous attempts at dating in between times the concept of adult romantic love feels very foreign to me and I don't think I actually understood it even when I was in relationships. I can't work out how it links with sex, for one example of where I have no understanding (or no understanding that makes sense - in my neuro-divergent sapio+demi-sexual mindset).
Love for one's job is very subjective. Same as love for a thing (object) or activity (hobby sport etc.).
* There are studies that suggest adult romantic love is an 'attachment process' which might explain that for me I find that incredibly difficult and just opening up to the possibility now in my 50's is super hyper mega ultra frightening.
