{"key":"33","truth":"Love is properly defined as committing to do the best for someone.","explanation":"
There are lots of silly and stupid definitions for love. All of them are wrong\nunless it matches this one.
\n\nLove is not a feeling. It is not a state of mind. It is not a desire. It is not\na tingly sensation in the loins. It is not affection. It is not an expression.\nIt is not an action by itself. It is not even a habit or an attitude.
\n\nLove is a commitment, a solemn promise carried out, to do the best for someone.\nYou can love strangers just as well as you can love your spouse or even\nyourself. You can love briefly or for a lifetime. The amount and type of love\nshown will differ in each case, but there's no special qualifier or\ncondition required to love.
\n\nJust wanting to show love is not love. Love is only love when it is acted out.
\n\nOn the other hand, an action alone is not love either, just a deed. Without\ncommitment, an action lacks the intention to do what's best and the follow\nthrough to make sure it is best.
\n\nThe hard part is figuring out what \"do the best\" means.
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