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love

ləv/

noun

noun: love; plural noun: loves

1. 1.

   an intense feeling of deep affection.

   
   

   "babies fill parents with intense feelings of love"

   
   

   synonyms:

   deep affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, intimacy, attachment, endearment;More

   antonyms:

   hatred

   • a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone.

     
     

     "it was love at first sight"

     
     

     synonyms:

     become infatuated with, give/lose one's heart to; More

   • a personified figure of love, often represented as Cupid.

     noun: Love
   • a great interest and pleasure in something.

     
     

     "his love for football"

     
     

     synonyms:

     liking of/for, enjoyment of, appreciation of/for, taste for, delight for/in, relish of, passion for, zeal for, appetite for, zest for, enthusiasm for, keenness for, fondness for, soft spot for, weakness for, bent for, proclivity for, inclination for, disposition for, partiality for, predilection for, penchant for "her love for fashion"

   • affectionate greetings conveyed to someone on one's behalf.

     synonyms:

     best wishes, regards, good wishes, greetings, kind/kindest regards "my mother sends her love"

   • a formula for ending an affectionate letter.

     
     

     "take care, lots of love, Judy"
2. 2.

   a person or thing that one loves.

   
   

   "she was the love of his life"

   
   

   synonyms:

   beloved, loved one, love of one's life, dear, dearest, dear one, darling, sweetheart, sweet, angel, honey; More

   • BRITISHinformal

     a friendly form of address.

     
     

     "it's all right, love"
   • BRITISHinformal

     used to express affectionate approval for someone.

     noun: a love

     
     

     "don't fret, there's a love"
3. 3.

   (in tennis, squash, and some other sports) a score of zero; nil.

   
   

   "love fifteen"

verb

verb: love; 3rd person present: loves; past tense: loved; past participle: loved; gerund or present participle: loving

1. 1.

   feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone).

   
   

   "do you love me?"

   
   

   synonyms:

   care very much for, feel deep affection for, hold very dear, adore, think the world of, be devoted to, dote on, idolize, worship; More

   antonyms:

   hate

   • like very much; find pleasure in.

     
     

     "I'd love a cup of tea, thanks"

     
     

     synonyms:

     like very much, delight in, enjoy greatly, have a passion for, take great pleasure in, derive great pleasure from, relish, savor; More

     antonyms:

     hate

Well thats a long definition, wiki.
Still, I doubt it tells me much really.
I feel like everyone has some kind of idea of what they think love is, and it is shaped by their experiences and how their nature is, how they accept and take things in.
I will always blame romantic songs and movies and commercials for putting a false sense of what love is in my head.
And what if it is your nature to be a very emotional person? How can you distinguish what is love or what is infatuation?
And when I say I Love coffee Haagen daas icecream, it simply is not the same as when I say I love my mom and dad. And when I love my mom and dad, it is not the same as when I love a lover.
(haha "lover" reminds me of the Saturday night live skits).

I think that I have felt that "love" for a lover a couple times. But still, looking back I doubt if it was true. Something that creeps up on you and it seems out of your control. Deep feelings and genuine care for another person, a strong draw, like a magnet, despite trying to look away or ignore it or the usual convincing myself it is nothing, it sucks you in and before you know it, there you are, in the thick of it all.