The Ultimate Vampire Resource and Directory

Is it possible to still love someone but not be in love with them??? After all they did treat you bad

Yes you can love someone without being in love with them.You will always have feelings for the ones you loved no matter what they did to you in the past.

of course there are 2 love types i believe, the love you have for some one because you care about them like family and friends. then the love you have for Another soul who you wish to walk with through out your life....

i would driscribe two kinds 1st is unconditional love and the other would be the run of the mill type like loving your wife or husband or boyfriend or girlfriend

yes it is possible its happend to me before. no matter what we'll always love someone even if its a different kind of love.

See I agree with all of you I just wanted to see how ever one felt on it

Let's not forget that you can love to hate someone! I have a lot of those, family and friends, ex's , etc.... Although I think what you find loving a person that has treated you poorly, is there memorie of of them and the person that you used to be with. As we all change, kinda like loving the memories of that person before they ripped out your heart. LMAO!

yeah u can still have feelings for them, but its more of a caring feeling and concern if anything happens to them.

yes it is but its two diferent kinds of love... its like the frinedship..love not the i want to stay with u forever love

Yes of course! There are so many different types of love.

My best friend, Martin, is wonderful and I love him.

However, he used to be my boyfriend, but I dont feel the same way for him now.

I have stayed in relationships before although my type of loving has changed, and sometiems you just dont realise it!

yeah i had that happen to me too echo. its like the loved changed along time ago but you dont realize for a long time until one day your like wow i dont love them like i used too...

yeah, here is SO 2types of love!!

the love you have for your friends, family, and people like that.

and then there is the love you feel for one special person!!


you can THINK you found your "one" and really love them, and then something can happen to that relationship. even though you two might not be together anymore, you will love them!! just not IN love wit them!

that word love has too many meanings attacehd to it. there should be more then one word in the english language to describe each type of life. As i see it there is four types of love. the first adn most basic is the love of objects or things. I live the color black adn sunflower seeds is an example of this. Then there is the love of the flesh, lust passion. Then there is fraternal love, the love for your fellow man. People who are your friends or family are subjects of such love. The final adn deepest kind of love is the type that is unconditional, eternal. Such love can only be for the one is our divine creator adn for the one who is our immortal mate, our soulmate if you will. Done talking for now, bye.

I love my ex-girlfriend.. But i'm no longer in love with her..

yes i do think its possible...

Love can be broken down into these sub categories:



Eros: Sexual Love. Physical Love evoked because of Physical Attraction or an expression of love, physically.

Ludis: Flirtatious, Teasing Love. This type of love is associated with a teen-age kind of love. Game playing often resulting in a fleeting type of quick romance. Ludis is an outward expression of love. It is urging in a tantalizing way to excite another without intending to satisfy their desire aroused. Furthermore, is most often intended to arouse another to physical attraction, which can lead to Eros "sexual Love". It is not the same as to woo or embrace in love.

Philo: Brotherly Love. Love that is generated and/or related because of a common bond. Love that is banded together in unity and cooperation, with like interests and for mutual benefit. Love working toward a common goal.

Storge: Friendship Love. Friendship love, involving respect and concern for another person’s interest. This love contains more companionship than excitement. It’s root is in: "To Store Up".

Pragma: Logical Love. This is for people who worry whether their partner wood be a good parent. It is the kind of love that is based on shared interests and common backgrounds. This love is influenced by a system of principles, and the application of reason, and deductions to common experiences that describe and define relationships among propositions in terms of implications, contradictions, and contrariety. It is an expectant love that is accustomed to it’s own doctrine and theory. Pragma Love is: Unification though common goals and interests.

Mania: Smothering Love. Possessive, dependent, jealous love. Mania is a trademark of "Fatal Attraction love ." It is a mentally excited, excessive and persistent love. This type of love is like an obsession or craving. It can lead to exaggerated feelings and excessiveness.

Agape: Divine Love. Self-sacrificing love. Altruistic love that is experienced by people willing to do things for another person with no expectations. Precious, beloved, and esteemed love.




I think you can love someone and not be in love with them simply because i love my mother and am NOT in love with her.
:]

yes.......
hurts.......

yes its possible.
its easy for me to love. but hard for me to fall in love. yes it hurts. but it's possible.

I have the tendency to fall in love with friends easily. The two girls I experienced it lately with are sti8ll good friends after I told them about my affection for them. Even though I had a feeling of hate-love for one of them. Adoring her good characteristics, while hating her bad ones. That was weird. But it's all cleared now and I think hiw much you can love them as a friends depends on how much they might have hurt you.

@Deity
The definitions are interesting. But what would you call a love, where you love the character of a person. It is not eros because it's not physical. And it's not logical either (at least after my experiences).

It is possible to love someone, and not be in love with them. I love all my exes, in one way or another, but I do not LOVE, love them. If they came back into my life out of the blue and asked for me back, I would probably laugh. But there is always a place in your heart for someone you have loved, you cannot turn that off. (Wish you could, at times)

But that love, over time, grows fainter and fainter. It is still there, mind you, just not as powerful as it once was. And you will never love two people exactly the same. Everyone is different. That is what makes you fall in love with them. And you will move on with life and love, but you won't forget the spirit of the ones you walked away from. Some form of them will always remain. And when you get older, you will be able to look back on their memory with a smile.

On another note, if they had hurt you, you have to ask yourself, is what they did worth walking away from, if you love them so much? Can your love for them not endure?

Love is a very strong thing and sometimes make use do things we no longer want to do like still love someone. So yes very possible.

I love many people
"the more you love the more you can love"
I am 'In Love with' a few even if I never meet in person or those I have been with never see again I love and will always love
the more you give the more you can give and the more you give the more likely you recieve in return

Loving someone and being in love with them are indeed two different things, although they can be interconnected. No matter how badly someone has hurt you, you may still love them. There will always be people in your life who you love. It could be a relationship that has ended, a kitten, or someone you've never met. That type of love is a strong connection, and you will always care for that person. Being in love does not always last, but pure love for another human being or creature, whether it is reciprocated or not, will last forever. They have clamied a place in your heart and mind, and they can never be replaced.