Whats the difference between love and pity?

Question

thoughts?

Answer 1

I think pity can come from love, even the smallest trace of love. You might be thinking, "Well I can feel pity for my neighbor but I don't necessarily love him." But that would be the wrong interpretation of love. I think that when you are sympathetic to another, you are showing a form of love, and sympathy and pity are kind of one in the same. Even though you can look at pity as negative and sympathy as a more positive take on a situation, they are kind of the same.

Answer 2

With pity you separate yourself with the one you pity.

With love you are together with the one you love.

Answer 3

pity is when you feel sad for someone

and love is a strong affection  for someone

Answer 4

The people who vote for Obama and the people who vote for poor old McCain. Bless his heart!

Answer 5

Love(at least romantic kind) inspires passion and pity inspires compassion

Answer 6

it depends on your definition of love.

pity: compassion for others who have endured misfortune or distress

love: compassion for each other

love is often (for me) is two sided

pity is often one sided

Answer 7

Good question! It's a tough one...

Well, I supposed pity is a representation of love, and so love and pity sort of go hand-in-hand.

I suppose there isn't much a different, for to pity someone, you may have to care about them...