Where did the "love heart shape" come from?,,, our heart in our body is oval shape...?

Question

Any views or comments would be good, it would be interesting to know what you think...

Answer 1

Someone probably tried to put two oval shaped hearts together, to show union or something, and it sort of evolved into the love heart we have today.

Kind of like how there are no records of what Abe Lincoln sounded like, but all impersonators and impersonations sound the same. They just copied that one guy who did it first.

Answer 2

i have no idea this s just a guess but mabey its 2 ovals (representing 2 people) the at the bottom where they come together it represents that those 2 people will stay together foreva??

i dont know lol

good luck anyway

xx

Answer 3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_(symb...

Answer 4

look at a person from behind whos bent over.

Answer 5

In European traditional art and folklore, the heart symbol is drawn in a stylized shape. This shape is typically colored red, suggesting both blood and, in many cultures, passion and strong emotion. The hearts have constituted, since the 15th century, one of the red suits in most playing card decks. The shape is particularly associated with romantic love; it is often seen on St. Valentine's Day cards, candy boxes, and similar popular culture artifacts as a symbol of romantic love.

What the traditional "heart shape" actually depicts is a matter of some controversy. It only vaguely resembles the human heart. Some people claim that it actually depicts the heart of a cow, a more readily available sight to most people in past centuries than an actual human heart. However, while bovine hearts are more similar to the iconic heart shape, the resemblance is still slight.

The "heart" shape could also be considered to depict features of the human female body, such as the female's pubic mound or spread v***a. The tantric symbol of the "Yoni" is another example of a heart-shaped abstraction of a woman's v***a. In the introduction to The v****a Monologues Gloria Steinem writes, "[The heart] was reduced from power to romance by centuries of male dominance."

Others maintain that the heart resembles the shape of the female b*****s or the female buttocks

Another possible origin can be seen on the coins of the ancient city of Cyrene, some of which depict the seeds or fruit of the now-extinct silphium plant. The seeds are distinctly heart-shaped. Since this plant was widely used as an ancient herbal contraceptive or abortifacient, this shape may have come to be associated with sexuality and love

Answer 6

This is just an idea, but

Maybe its an oval split at an angle and added to a similar one that is split at the same angle but from the other side,

representing two people and two hearts united.

Just a thought.

Answer 7

idk but i think it is just something that came along 1 day that was more attacting then our hearts all they are is blob shaped lol but still its just a tought