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So what is love?

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Let me say this:
Sex is natural and a wonderful thing to share between people who love eachother, and attraction is a critical factor in determining who you fall in love with.

But like the stamp suggests, there is more to love than the physical aspects such as romantic feelings and sexual attraction:

1) There is more types of love than romantic love. There is love for family, love for friends, love for your dog, and love for art or music, love for God, love for science, etc. None of these even call for sexual attraction or romance.

2) Sex is not the only way to express love. In fact, sex can be abused and even manipulated in relationships. You can have sex with ANYBODY and, well....ANYTHING, practically. People (and even animals) get raped or used in a sexual manner almost every day. Alot of people are pressured into thinking that sex is a critical part of a relationship, yet there are many individuals and couples that have mutual indifference with having sex and show other forms of affection and love to each other.

3) When you are physically attracted to someone (or somepony lol), that does not automatically mean you are in love with them. Hell, people are sometimes attracted to people that they extremely dislike or have a certain fetish of a sort. Most of the time, incidents like these are more associated with puppy love, crushes, or mere lust. In general, there is a certain level of mutual attraction you have to be in for it to be called "true love", and not just physical attraction at that.

4) Romance and physical satisfaction can be very provisional things--meaning that they don't last forever most of the time. When someone has lost their sexual interest with their partner, they may be liable to cheat or dump them. Same goes with romantic attraction. When all that fades, you are left to the real test of how true your love is to that person. You will be very very lucky to find a person who will always be attracted to you in more than just physical ways.

I have my own definition of genuine love, but instead of sharing it with you, I want to see what you all think love is without these physical aspects.

So tell me, as a reaction to this stamp....what do you think love is if these physical aspects do not set it's foundation?

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There is more types of love than romantic love. There is love for family, love for friends, love for your dog, and love for art or music, love for God, love for science, etc.***None of these even call for sexual attraction or romance.***"

Yes, that is pure yes
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