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What is love? What is friendship? What is infatuation? What is the connection/difference between these three?

Is love simply an infatuation, a biological desire to reproduce? Is it controlled by our biological hormones or is it much more complex? Why is human love different from animal love? Is love what Hollywood portrays? Is love friendship? How are the two different?

Topics: Emotions Infatuation biology friendship love lust psychology
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    Ivan Staroversky

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    Jun 26 2012: Love is an inner feeling that lives inside of us and can be expressed through other people. A healthy relationship is filled with love where I feel good when I do something good for you and you feel good because of that.

    You may also look into this formulation of a healthy relationship:

    I do my thing and you do your thing.
    I am not in this world to live up to your expectations,
    And you are not in this world to live up to mine.
    You are you, and I am I,
    and if by chance we find each other, it's beautiful.
    If not, it can't be helped.

    - Fritz Perls

    Here is a visual summary of Greek words for love - http://goo.gl/wN1uo

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