Hi everyone,

Recently my psychologist and I discussed LOVE and it left me with more questions. I did not think of love as being one-sided or two- sided...I always though of love as a sort of "collective" feeling. Love to me is as contagious as panic, yet panic is easier than love, or people recognise panic more readily than love.

I have Aspergers Syndrome and being quite fortunate to have a psych who specialises in this field, he was able to bring up the idea of love without me instantly being on guard. For when person tells me that they love me, or asks me the question "Do you love me?", I am suspicious. Why would a person need to keep telling me they love me or do I love them, when once is enough? I do not need to reassure a person that they are loved when I have already said it once. If the love I feel changes, then I will let them know. So why this strange and uncomfortable behaviour? Did the person doubt me the first time I said it? I am genuinely curious.

I would have posted this in the AS forum, but I wanted peoples thoughts on love, and what it means to them, AS or not. I am quite besotted by love. When I witness it, it makes me feel things I cannot describe, and I seek to acknowledge that I also possess that love. I love my book collection, obsessively in fact, but I do not feel that level of visceral joy for human love. Maybe it is because I can love my book collection as much as I want without it saying a word. And I can touch my books without the fear of them wanting to touch me back.

So, in my fascination for Love, I am seeking stories of love, or what love means to you.....

Thanks,

Michah