True Love/Love at First Sight.

I do believe in it...kinda? It's never happened to me but I don't believe thousands of people would make it up. It is possible, I believe. Well developed love is better though, in my opinion.

Also, I value love more than friendship. Why? Friendship is love. I love all of my friends, my love for them is strong and loyal!

 

I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky ♫♫ Sorry What are we talking about? Oh...yes...
Yes I believe in love and the first sigh...
But that is not a problem. The really problem (for your next topic I wish) is How you can keep the love forever?

Good Luck with this and your future topics!

 

Not really buying it, you can't just know somebody right off. I'd say love is definitely beyond physical attraction, so sorry no xD

 

I do believe in love at first sight, considering it's kind of happened to me. I don't know if there is such a thing as true love, but love is really real, and it hits. Hard. I've felt things that didn't fade away and I've had real heartbreak. I value love more because it doesn't fade as easily with a fight. Love is always with you and it takes a while to have those feelings disappear.

 

I'm not too sure of love at first sight because love is a really deep feeling. There are several instances where one person sees another and immediately notices how attractive they are, how lovely the sound of their voice is, and how great they are as a person. However, this is only outwardly appearance and is really just a crush or puppy love rather than actual love. It is very easy to mistake it as love, though. The truth is, when someone has "love at first sight", they know nothing at all about the person. How can one really love another if they know nothing about that person. They can't. It is simply just a crush, as much as that person doesn't want to believe or think its actual love.

True love stems from actually getting to know a person. You know their likes/dislikes, their needs are your needs, and you would give your life for that person. You can't simply do this by "falling in love" at first sight. That is sadly just a fairy tail.

 

I don't believe in Love at first sight but I do believe in true love. Now I'm not one to talk about feelings and such but when you really love someone as in really love them you will notice that your significant other completes you and makes you a better you {motivates you to want to become a better person}.

I value love over friendship, the people that you love {doesn't have to be a significant other} usually will always be there for you and have your back. Friends could quite easily stop being there for you.

 

Not sure if I believe in it or not. I've never actually fallen in love for real: I've had crushes that I THOUGHT were romantic, but were more or less due to those people paying attention to me; also had tons of fictional crushes and I know I don't have/had romantic feelings toward those characters XD I guess it could happen to some people, but not everyone?

 

I don't really believe in it anymore... Well, believing is the wrong word. What I meant is that I don't really care for it anymore. Because what does it really matter? If you see someone for the first time and think "this is love at first sight", that only counts for you. If the other person doesn't share the same feelings for you, then it really doesn't mean anything.

I have been in both positions personally. Once I had a feeling of love at first sight, and once was with some who I've known for a long time already. Both times, the outcome was the same: the other person did not share the same feelings. So, at least from my perspective, I don't care about love at first sight or not. It really doesn't matter. It all depends on the other person.

 

I believe in not love, but infatuation at first sight. There's a difference.

I value friendships more, because what's love without being friends too?

 

I believe in love at first sight. Some people may not realize it immediately, but I think that it's real. I personally value friendship more, because when I find love I want whoever that is to be my wife and best friend.

 

I don't believe in love at first sight. However, I do believe that people fall for other people at first sight, but in lust instead of love. You could argue that it's close enough, but, to me, it isn't.

 

I don't really believe in love at first sight. When you see someone for the first time and claim that it's "love at first-sight", what do you know about that person? More than likely absolutely nothing. You're only falling in love with their outter beauty and not their personality or anything about their persona.

As for true love.. I'm just not too sure. :/

I value my few important friendships more than love, and I love my few close friends I have.

 

Nope, I don't believe in love at first sight. Love is a very strong bond and it's not guaranteed you're going to love someone after just the first meeting.

I've heard a lot of people say they believe in love in first sight, because it's happened to them. But the thing is, it's totally possible to meet someone for the first time and really like them, and have a strong feeling you will love them, and indeed fall in love down the line. But that doesn't mean it was full on love from the start.

And of course I believe in true love, thinking of love as something fake is a very sad and pessimistic way of viewing it. I do believe there are a few different variations of love, too, from loving chocolate, to loving your car, to loving your best friend, to loving your mother, to loving your partner. And they can all be true, for sure, at least that's what I think.
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As for the final question, it's hard to answer since as I just said, I consider Friendship one of the variations of love. But for the sake of the question, viewing it as Friendship love vs Romantic love, I actually think I might value friendship more. Friendship actually seems more rare, you know, to have a friend and not develop romantic feelings forward them - to just be. Having a strong friendship is such an amazing thing, and I value it more than almost anything. Romance has its place, but it can get so complicated and there's so much more on the line between you and the other person.

Also, yes - Romance isn't much for long without strong friendship, too!

 

IMO, love at first sight isn't a real thing, since you just fall in love with the person's outer beauty, so to say.

True love however, is real. Here's my take on it...
(I had an essay I had to write on it and my experiences that ended up being 7 pages and 1800 words long for my Ethics class last year, and I'll just extract my intro and conclusion from it. =P)

Spoiler

Love is a mysterious phenomenon that is really confusing and weird. It's not something that you can "comprehend". It's something that you feel, and your heart leads you to a path; a path that you unknowingly follow, in hope of being led to joy. You become attached to this happy feeling that seemingly came from nowhere, which means more interaction with this source of happiness; and so you devote your time, energy and emotion into it. Love is not just limited between 2 human beings though; there are also hobbies that you can love, such as sports, arts, video games, etc. but you can even love things such as animals, nature or science. These end up being considered as passions. Between 2 people however, it is a precious bond that occurs when they come together and discover something that no one else feels but them. You can't necessarily control how you feel about someone. However, it is delicate. You take this feeling that you have grown for each other, and give it everything you've got, in hopes of making it stick together. If it doesn't stick together, you move on and take it as a lesson to become stronger; this is called heartbreak and it remains a scar... But heals overtime. It's easier said than done to move on from heartbreak, but it is necessary for your benefit; not anyone else's, so that you don't feel depressed and empty. It can be difficult to move on, and it takes time, but it's all to make you stronger and it only makes you human.

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Love is not something that easily occurs at a young age; it truly takes time, emotion, and energy to build a relationship. It's quite common to see teenagers in relationships (or trying to have one), but in the end, they up being heartbroken... But there are many other things that you should focus on. There's no rush in finding love, and you shouldn't feel forced to. Being hungry for love often makes you forget who you really are; you need to be who you want to be, not who others want you to be. You will end up finding someone that truly loves you for who you are.

Love isn't always easy, and it can hurt... Especially your first one. But developing a strong bond (that's mutual) is a powerful feeling, and it is what leads to ultimate happiness. But don't rush for it; it takes time. However, everyone has that other half that they will find, someday and a light is shined.

I still miss my first love, actually. Who I met from attending Smash tourneys and felt like he was my best friend (yes I said he; I'm actually homosexual, if you didn't know) and my big bro. Sometimes I still have romantic dreams of me and him... Even though I still miss him, I still feel much better compared to how I was initially after he let me go.

I think friendships are a part of love, so I value friendship more and try to resolve any issues.

 

I would have thought that love at first sight exists, but I do not believe in it. Not to say I do not treasure romance, it is just that I have yet, and may not yet want, to find "The One". I have had a lot of crushes that go unrequited, which I try to dismiss them as "senpai notice me" phases.

However, love is very subjective a thing. You could portray love as romantic love or platonic affections. Friendship is a form of love in a platonic way. I regard all my friends as brothers and sisters. In a way, I agree with what some people here said about friendship love. In my opinion, I want to have a solid foundation of a relationship which starts with becoming friends. It doesn't matter whether the friend becomes "The One". I value friendship love greatly, because friends will always be there for you.

 

Though there is definitely true love in this world from people who are just meant to be with each other, love at first sight is lust and/or physical attraction. Platonic friendships are way cooler because nothing gets awkward and you're still close to your friends. (As asexual, I would know.)

 

I kinda believe it???

I mean, my story is kinda dumb, but I had a class last year with my current boyfriend and at the time we weren't dating and I had a little crush on him at the beginning of the year but then I saw him shirtless by accident when he was changing in the bathroom into our ROTC uniforms and I was like "ohhellyes" and that was the moment I knew I was doomed and I was head over heels.

 

Love is awesome!

Anyway, I don't really believe in love at first sight, but it's fine if other people do and/or believe in it!
I think you should really get to know a person and find out who they truly are inside before falling in love. Friends before relationship!

I value love more than friendship because love is a wonderful feeling that you feel for your friends, significant other, family, pets, and even inanimate things all at once!
And in my opinion, a significant other is just a very, very special kind of friend.

 

Love at first sight is just another excuse, to me, being lust. I, myself, went through this phase once about a few years ago. Saying, "love" about a person is a strong word and just being attracted to a person is just having a little crush on he/she.

Love is something when two people have meaningful feelings towards one another and same physical contact, whilst lust is just a feeling of wanting them.

I can honestly say that I don't have many friends IRL, I could say 2. I do value friendships but my personality doesn't want it. I can have many friends URL but I could never sustain an actual relationship with friends. Its just how I am. Seeing many other people have laughs as a group and whole makes me a bit jealous, but its my fault for not allowing people in my life.