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Old Dec 24, 2018, 11:07 PM
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I disagree. In some cases, they DO.... at least fairly well.... and you don't have to know someone completely to love them.

I mean, for instance, my best friend and I don't share anything emotional or deeply personal with each other, we only talk surface things but she says she loves me, am I to assume she is lying then?

you can also love strangers, just because you are a decent person and love other people. You can love a teacher for the impact they have had on your life. I don't think love should have limits, that's kind of my point in all this. Love is love... and the world needs more of it, not less and limited versions of it.
I actually don't think the world needs more love. It may need more decency, more thoughtfulness, more tolerance. But not love in any of the way I define love. I also do not think one loves strangers because one is a decent person who loves other people. To me, that dilutes the very idea of love. I have no problem with a concept of platonic love but I do believe one needs to know someone before the term love applies. Otherwise, to me, the word is meaningless.
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