Describe the difference between "being in love" and "loving someone"?
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being in love is when you love another person enough to be with them for the rest of forever and loving someone is like loving your best friend.  You need then to rely on, but when it comes down to it, you could always ask someone else about your problems and rely on them.
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Like is a feeling, and love is an action.\nLove is a decision that you make.  You decide to love someone even when they aren't lovely, like first thing in the morning, or when you are in an arguement.\nWhen you love someone, it isn't contingent on how they make you feel, or what they do for you.  Love is unselfish, and it means you put someone else's feelings before your own.\nLove isn't something you "fall" in, and out of.  You either never loved them in the first place, or you decided not to work at loving that person anymore.
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you know you are in love when you love someone the way you want to be loved.  You know you are loved when someone loves you the way they want to be loved.
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you can't fall in love and already be in love with someone.  You aren't in love if you are having feelings for someone else.
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Loving is having pain, loving is dieing. Loving is pleasure but just being loved doesn't have any pleasure.
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you know you love somebody when you can't think of anything or anyone else. you know you are IN LOVE with someone when you know you can't survive without their love. i hope it works out for you. good luck.
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Loving someone is more rational, you are more aware of their good and bad points and love them anyway.  Falling in love isn't rational, you only see the good, you don't see them in all their humaness.
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There is a huge difference.  Attitude and feelings are the main difference.  You can f  anyone but you can only truly make love to someone you really love and care about.
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Like and Love is very different, here's the quick definition from the good old dictionary:\n\nLike is something to feel about,\n\nwhile,\n\nLove is to experience deep affection or intense desire for another.
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Loveing someone is a lot different than being in love with someone. loveing someone is like you care about them and would never hurt them. but being in love with someone makes you have a sparkle in your eye when you look at them and when they look at you and wanting to be with them all the time. but dont confuse that with infatuation. people who have been marries 50 years can love eachother a lot but they cant always be in love with eachother. Its takes a lot to stay in love with someone for such a long time but you'll love them unconditionally.
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To me, it is a recognition of the value of the person. \nFeeling that this person betters your life and helps you grow as a person and knowing you help them grow as a person too. When you can put the other's persons needs before your own and are willing to put any effort it takes into making it work. \nThere is a big difference between being in-love, loving someone and being in love with love. To be in love I believe you have to care more about the other person than yourself but someone whom you admire and respect who will help you improve and improve life's joys.
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You know that you are in love when all you can do is think about that person. When you look at the person and get a tingling sensation through your body. When the thought of being without them scares you. When you can see yourself with that person for the rest of your life. When you are apart from the person, you long to be with them. Love is a funny thing, but when it's real and it's the real thing you will know because the signs will be there and everything else will fall into place.
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100%\n"in love" is a term used for someone you are romanitcally attracted to. "love" is a lil more general which can be applied to a friend, family member, or chocolate!
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Actually love is both hard and easy. Love is hard when the person you love doesnt love you back. Love is also hard when the person you love is doing things that hurts your feelings, and if the person you love wants to leave you. Love is easy when the person you love, loves you back, your relationship is going good, and if you know what you got is real.
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LOVE IS PUTTING SOMEONE ELSE'S NEEDS BEFORE YOUR OWN. WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING YOU THINK ABOUT IF THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT THAT PERSON IN A GOOD OR BAD WAY. NOT WANTING THAT PERSON TO BE UNHAPPY. WHEN YOU ARE NOT WITH THAT PERSON YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THEM AND WONDERING WHAT THEY ARE DOING EVEN MISSING THEM WHEN THE TWO OF YOU HAVE ONLY BEEN APART A FEW HOURS.YOUR HEART STARTS TO RACE WHEN YOU SEE THAT PERSON. YOUR HEART, MIND BODY AND SOUL HAS THIS FEELING OF FULFILLMENT LIKE NOW YOU HAVE THIS FEELING OF COMPLETION SINCE YOU HAVE MET THIS PERSON.
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I would rather be loved.  Because loving someone can be painful sometimes.  Being loved makes you feel great about yourself.  It doesn't take as much work to be loved as it does to love.
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From what I can tell I've been in love twice.  Love is when you care for someone so much you would do anything to make then happy, even if that mean them not being with you.  It is a very vulnerable and self sacrificing emotion whch is why it only works when the other person feels the same.