Love

[Adorno]

Crisps? 

 

[theAthenian]

Money?

 

[Dodes]

Lubricant?

 

[Jock]

Coins?

 

[Pharaoh Llandy]

I envy you.

I've been loved but never loved back. I believe that's an agony that far surpasses a broken heart. At least you feel something...

To have been loved and never loved back - that is the only true tragedy.

I'll say, in all respect and fraternal love, that this is raging bull****. Though nicely written bull****.

In your opinion, of course.

'Cos love means different things to different people. Arch goes with the chemical/scientific view of it, and he's able to accept that and have a good time whilst acknowledging that any feelings he might have are caused by the chemical reactions in his body (or the massive quantities of booze he's been drinking).

I too believe that love is chemical/electrical stuff, but I also believe it can be more than that. It can enrich peoples' lives and help to foster understanding and acceptance. And just as we humans are more than the sum of our parts, so too can our emotions be more than the sum of their chemical equations. Science tells us what we are, but it is our culture, our music, art, religion, our exploration of our own feelings in relation to external stimuli, which tell us who we are.

Just because Arch thinks love is purely chemical, does not mean that he's correct. Just as some people think it is better to have loved and lost than never loved at all, whilst others will roll their eyes at what they perceive to be corny mentality.

I do agree though that being loved whilst feeling unable to love back, is not a big a tragedy as, say, loving somebody but having your feelings unrequited. But that's from my own point of view, and from my own experiences. If I'm not careful, my feelings can quickly become an obsession, and I went through a few of them when I was younger. But similarly, my mild sociopathic tendencies are strong enough that I can completely switch off my feelings where other people are concerned. If somebody told me they loved me but I was unable to love them back, my response would range anywhere from "I'm sorry, but I don't think I'll ever be able to return your feelings, however much I value your company", to "Sorry, but I'll never love you back. Get over it", depending on how hard I felt that person would need to be let down.

Perhaps if the tables are ever turned, and Adorno can experience things the other way around, he'll decide that it is indeed a bigger tragedy to love but not be loved, than to be loved but never love. Until then, I'm sure his life feels hollow and empty enough without us to criticise his views of it.

 

[Archonsod]

I too believe that love is chemical/electrical stuff, but I also believe it can be more than that.

Gimme long enough and it can be. I just need to convert the meth lab for hormone production, recruit some pushers and settle on a suitable street name for it.

Cow hormones shouldn't have any adverse effects on humans, right?

 

[Mage246]

Probably would just result in mooing rather than moaning during sex.

 

[Pharaoh Llandy]

You probably want to avoid cows, lest you be accused of peddling BSE-hormones or Foot & Mouth-Love.

As for a street name, I recommend PL - Pure Love. It would amuse me to see people buying drugs that have the same initials as my internick here.

 

[Archonsod]

Foot & Mouth-Love.

I'm sure that would cost extra ...

 

[Pharaoh Llandy]

The mouth-love, for sure. Can you imagine foot-love, with someone who has verrucas or athlete's foot.

[me=Pharaoh Llandy]looks for a 'vomit' smiley[/me]

 

[Othienka]

Seems your "love" isn't blind.