Feeling philosophical mainly because of other people. People specifically of the opposite gender. For me, I feel like love is simple. A value. A passion. An attitude. Which turns naturally into actions. Kind actions, supportive actions, positive actions.
We don't always get that right as humans so to me, love also includes "making right". It's vague what that entails but maybe that's the point at which people discover their "compatibility".
While people use the word love, it also confuses me. I think I prefer the word 'like' better than some people's definition of love. Somehow like is a very personal thing and a bit more concrete than love. 'Like' sounds like a specific taste that delights you. It sounds like you've had experience and you know you enjoy this thing.
I don't know why some people (of the opposite sex) all of a sudden, at some ripe old philosophical age have some epiphany of what love is, even when they've been married for 40 years. What were they doing that whole time?
As an aside: I really don't know why a contemporary of mine was so uncomfortable about the word 'lover'. What is so repulsive about being a 'lover'? Seems like a natural word for me to use for people who love.
