Is there a difference between...?

Question

loving someone and being in love with someone?

Answer 1

Well I can totally relate to what you are saying...every bit of it. I guess there's not a quick answer to that question, so I've found out. Email me sometime if you want..in profile. I'm 29/M

Answer 2

LOVE is a vage word..

you can :

Love your Job

Love your Dog

Love your Brother

Love your Mother

Love your kids

Love your Wife

Answer 3

Yes though not always.  You can love some one as a person and a friend.  Being in love with them is feeling more than just friendship about them.  When it comes to someone you love you don't have the need to share your life with them, you just like having them around.  When your in love with them then you want to share your life with them.

Answer 4

Absolutely.

You love your family, your friends....you are "in love" with your romantic partner.

That's the difference. You can feel love for anyone, but when you are "in love" it's the romantic kind of love.

Answer 5

Spend less time on "what ifs" and more time on "lets dos". What ifs just undermine your own confidence. So start working on the issues. Identify your needs and what you can do own and then what you need from him to fulfill them. Talk to him about the way you feel and what you need from him. Yes you get to be happy, but no one said that that is just an automatic, you have to work on it.

Answer 6

My grandma once told about what to expect in a marriage:  "All that lust c**p goes away, and what is left is a beautiful friendship."  

Answer 7

loving someone is loving them for who they are and the fact that you are both compatible and care for each other and all that. being in love which means falling in love also, is a constant feeling of content, happiness, passion, romance. just the little things that he or she does to show you how much they love you and appreciate you. eg. i love my bf and i appreciate him in every way. he respects me , treats me good and all the other good stuff. now, the reason why i am in love or fall in love with him every day is just because of the little things he does. like constantly holding my hand and kissing it while we are driving, making me laugh when I'm down, waking me up at night if I'm asleep for a good night kiss, rubbing my back when I'm in pain, comforting me when I'm crying, surprise gifts , flowers etc. so you basically love someone because of who they are, the special bond that you share but you stay in love because of the thing they do. that's why when you love someone, you do things to make them fall in love with you and STAY in love. which means you keep on doing the little things. COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.  dont wait until things are jacked up before you start talking and sharing your feelings. express your self in every way, let him know how you feel, ask him how he feels. you have to be in control from the start or else you wont know how things went wrong or what happened. i communicate with my bf, on a daily basis and atleat once a month i ask him if he is happy and if anything needs improvement. so from there you know what is good and what needs to be worked on. if you do that from the start, the you can fix the little problesm befor the grow into issues. COMMUNICATE. start over. think of yourselves as bf and gf (if you are married). have fun, play joke, cuddle, talk , kiss, talk about old times. go on little dates.

Answer 8

sure ther is a difference .. ..  like me i love my husband dearly but sometimes not only is there love but i am completely in love with him all over again . like i care more and i love nim more and my wirld just resume around him . like you feel more those times .  

Answer 9

Oh yeah there is.  The funny thing is that most have a difficult time explaining it so it sounds like a copout.