Why is it so hard to articulate love yet so easy to express disappointment? — Kaui Hart Hemmings, The Descendants

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I think it's a genuine case of language having often developed more to express negatives than positives, since negatives are often more pressing. There are many more descriptors for negative emotions than positive ones.

SW-User

@UndeadPrivateer But what leads to a development of language in such a manner?

UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M

@SW-User The ancient world was intensely cruel and unforgiving. I think that's really all it comes down to, there was a lot more negative than positive going on and when there were positives you didn't need to be as precise about it, it was less important. Happiness and love wasn't a matter of life and death. Pretty much everything else was.

SW-User

@UndeadPrivateer That's an interesting perspective and makes sense. Thank you.