Do we need love? Why are humans so obsessed with it?

Question

does lack of love leave us 'incomplete'? and can an externally sourced love, ever make us complete... after all, its bound to be imperfect and impermanent!

your opinions please.

Answer 1

what's the point of living if there's no love. Humans should be obsessed with it. love is sacred, is what keep us sane in the world. if we didn't need love, life would be a very dark.

Answer 2

Of course we do... Love is everywhere..it's like the air we breath every single moment...we the obvious truth is that we cannot live without this "feeling" we call love.

there is of course no single definition of love but why looking for definitions and meanings instead of living it...

In an almost perfect life , it's love that give birth to babies...those small creatures that teach you how to love tenderly and unconditionally...then your love to your parents develops and your love to your children develops...friends..relatives...etc. we have to work with love...live our life through the eyes of love...give with love..etc

it's not an obsession it's a vitality!!!

Answer 3

Thats true. Its the human nature , for getting it we need love others...

Answer 4

The true of Love is patient, love is kind.

It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking.

It is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth.

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails.

I Corinthians 13:4-8

Yes.we need love thats the meaning of life.

Answer 5

All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love...

Answer 6

hmm... Love is a chemical imbalance  in one's body at various times. Sometimes you need parent's love, mom's love, siblings love, or your soulmate's love.

Its all chemistry and  you are indeed incomplete with out it.It gives you the warmth/ comfort you need at different times.

Everyone needs it. :)

Was it a best answer ?.. heheheeeee

Answer 7

You need to read some Freud and then just branch out from there.

yes,we are after all human,we do what we do because we do it.

Answer 8

Without faith in God Almighty, the Creator - you'll never be complete!  Not love!

Answer 9

Love is the ultimate spiritual connection.  Love is safe and is a haven from the chaotic and unpredictable world around us.

Answer 10

Because Man is social by nature (not by contract).

That is man is obligated by nature to be a being for others as well as himself.

An example of this would be the movie Castaway, in the film Tom Hanks character creates Wilson- a substitute freind created from a volleyball. Albeit comical, this is a profound rejection that man is a being that acts primarily out of self interest and only needs food water and shelter. Man needs and instictually longs for companionship.

some people believe we only tolerate each other because we give up our freedoms and live in peace under laws. The problem with that is, that it leaves too much power with the majority- that is the ability to opress the minority at a whim.

That the majority at any moment can create a new social contract to the exclusion of the minority.

If man is social by nature however, then he has a profound resposnsibility to any and all of his fellow men. I have personally found that those who embrace this as the true nature of man find themselves living to the highest standards of virtue. While those whom beleive man is social by contract are usually concerned with the self and their own advancement.

Humans need love. Because its part of our nature. Its our ability to bond the way we do that makes our sociality so unique amongs creatures. Not only are we the most sentient of beings, but we creature who thrive to the highest degree of human potential through the desire to care for others. Humans are obsessed with love, because it is the one thing that makes us happy, trully happy (not instant gratification), and brings out the best in ourselves.

I hope this helps.

Answer 11

Yes. Without love you can have nothing.Love is also from your mother,father, brother and sister.

Answer 12

Nothing can make you complete except yourself.  Wholeness is what we are when we're completely alone in the world, everything else is just rice and beans.

Answer 13

We are love and when we become aware of love we find meaning in an otherwise meaningless existence.  If what we understand as love is imperfect or impermanent then we have mistaken something else for love.  Love is misunderstood but real Love is unbounded by our judgments and flows naturally if we would only get out of the way.