Love and Sex(Part 1)

Often i ask myself what love is,Hardly a day go by without someone mentioning the word LOVE. Love according to dictionary.comis defined as a tender,passionate affection or a strong liking for someone, Love can be felt,expressed and even concealed,at times i even wonder if love can be defined because its definition is vague but yet very simple, We all fall in love but the question is “Do we really understand the true meaning of LOVE”?.A friend once said “the meaning of love cant really be explained,it can only be experienced”,though i believe he might haveread it somewhere,Then what is LOVE?. I read an article on a website,it was on 10 types of Love you will experience in your life.Please read this various types: 1) Platonic love Platonic love is the simplest of all types. Thereare no strings attached and no sexual intentions either. It’s pure, friendly and something we experience from a very youngage when we still don’t know why we have the things we have inside our underwear. The kind of relationships you share with siblings, close childhood friends and even a few grownup friends can fall right here. Do you remember the first time you missed a friend? That was probably your first platonic love moment. 2) Limerence and crushes Ever had a crush on someone? Of course youhave! The first crush is a memorable experience, one that’s filled with confusing jolts in the stomach, sudden urges to throw up and a stupid sense of grinning satisfaction each time you see your crush. It’s a beautiful experience even if it did feel like your life depended on it at that time. Limerence, on the other hand, is rather close to a crush but much more intense and “weird”. Have you ever liked someone madly,but didn’t ever want to express your love for them, like a school teacher or an actor, or even a crush? Sometimes, you may have an intense infatuation for someone, but yet, youwouldn’t want to spoil the happy thoughts bydoing anything about it. Ever been there? 3) Unrequited love Unrequited love is a love filled with heartbreaks and one that almost all of us have experienced. It’s the dreaded one sidedlove, where you like someone and you know that person will never like you back. They maybe in a relationship, or they may just use you. You find yourself falling more in love with each passing day, even though you know you’ll never get any happiness out of this typeof love. This is the type of love that gives love a bad name. But you know what, it also helps you understand the real value of reciprocal love. 4) Obsessive love Are you an obsessive lover or someone who’saddicted to their partner? Do you feel helpless and lonely without that special someone in your arm? Are you sure you’re not bordering on being clingy? If you’ve ever been an obsessive lover,there’s a good chance you’ve sucked the life out of your partner and pissed them off until they eventually left you on the curb. Obsessive love is usually experienced by the novices who experience love for the first time, probably after having to deal with the scary unrequited love. Obsessive lovers are scared, insecure, and obviously obsessive about the relationship. Now you may have been one or may have dated someone like this. It’s a stage all of us experience when we’re afraid of losing someone we love. But if you or your partner has security issues, really, there’s no hope fora happy ending here. 5) Selfish love Selfish love is smart. And though it involves two people to create that relationship, selfishlove also involves two people who are in lovewith one person. Your partner loves you. You love you. Selfish love is a narcissistic love where you don’t care about your partner or their happiness. You only care about yourself. If you ever find yourself getting into a relationship just for the heck of it without really falling in love with the other person, chances are, you’re a selfish lover. Selfish lovers are clever, scheming foxes whoonly get into a relationship to see what they can get out of it. Ever dated someone just to appear cooler or achieve something for personal gains? If youhave, tick the selfish lover off the list. If you haven’t, wait and watch yourself use someone at some point in your life. Don’t worry, it’ll eventually happen. 6) Awww love Awww… that’s so cute. This type of love is themost spontaneous and yet, the one you’ll forget the soonest. It lasts for a few seconds,sometimes even less and some other times, alot longer. Do you love cats, dogs, goats… any animals atall? Or perhaps, a car or a tree? Sometimes, allof us feel an overwhelming sense of love for something or the other, and it doesn’t have to be a person. It’s love at first sight, and yet, it’s not something you’d want to sleep at night with (mostly). We’ve all experienced the heart melting awww when we look at vacation photos. Been there and done that, and yes, you’ve experienced another type of love. Part 2 coming up