Why is it easier to love than to accept love?

Question

Why is it easier to love than to accept love?

Answer 1

Love is considering the self interest of another as your own.

So Loving is a parent spending 22 years of time and energy to raise a child. Which is hard.

Being loved is being the child.  Which only children think is hard.

As an adult however, IF you have a sense of fairness -

Giving Love means they owe you &

Receiving Love means you owe them.

So if you think it's better to be owed, than to owe, you will find it easier to give love than to receive it.

Also, for just men, to accept the love of a woman, is to return it, and so be responsible for her.   If the man does not desire this commitment, he will find it hard to 'accept' love because he does not intend to give it.

Answer 2

Greetings,

Sometimes loving is easy because that is your nature. Accepting love can be difficult if you have had hurt in your life and you are afraid to trust.

Answer 3

Speak for yourself.

I think you got it wrong. Most people will lap it up than give it up.

Answer 4

seems to me it's the other way around