Is it normal to believe that sexual love is fake?

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  • Bubbles12
    11 years ago | pl

    You write beautifully.

    I suppose I compare sexual love with parental love, which is indestructible. It does not, ever, compare. And with parental love there is no 'crush' as we know it.

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    • PumpkinKate
      11 years ago | pl

      Thank you for the compliment :)

      Parental and familial love is very different from romantic love. The Greeks broke love down into four categories, each with their own word, whereas we're limited to the one. Agape is "true love" or "unconditional love", Eros is passionate love (the 'crush'), Philia is friendship, affectionate love, and Storge is used to describe parental love. Perhaps look these up for more detailed descriptions, I find they're very apt for describing the feelings we have for those we care about.

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      • Bubbles12
        11 years ago | pl

        Thanks, but it isn't due to lack of experience that I feel this way. Nor is lack of knowledge of the Greeks' philosophies. I still disagree. From experience I think sexual love is mostly biological and not to be trusted. Thanks for your input.

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