As im pretty sure its easy to see from this blog, and from my last, the term LOVE confuses me a heck of alot.

I wrote about, but never published on my old blog about the concept of the different types of Love, and what it meant to different people.

Most of it was my thoughts after watching the Rob Bell DVD, on how the Songs of Solomon contained three different types that out language just doesnt account for, the love of friends, the lust side of love, and the long term commitment type of love.

I think these arent made clear in our society.

For example, how many times have we said "Ohhh i love that *insert random object here*".
Its materialistic love.

And then you have the idea that people arent told theyre loved, and therefore cant comprehend it- but is saying i love you wrong in that sense?

Because it used to be a pet hate of mine, i dont bother with it anymore but i know a friend of mine does, in that people say i love you too much and it really reduces its meaning.

But when we say i love you to a guy of the opposite sex, we say it too quickly now, and it doesnt mean as much as it might have once.

It reminds me of when i was forced to watch an episode of Gossip girl, and the scene is between a couple called Dan and Serena. They sit on a bench and Dan wants to explain to her that he loves her- but as luck would have it (=P) the wind blows her papers off the bench, and a random guy helps them collect them. Serena says thank you, he's a life saver, she loves him...And dan doesnt know what to say, because his explaination of what he wants to say doesnt really measure up after its been used so casually. It means alot to him.

So when i say i love you, i say it with different levels of affection and meaning. But how exactly do you convey that? I mean, i love Roseanna as family, the deepest friendship love i have is for roseanna. I love ellie, and i love sophie, and i love Rachel....

But i also love Michael, and i havent told him what i mean when i say it, because we say it alot, but at first when i said it, i meant it friendship-wise.
but now, i mean it in the full sense of the word, as my boyfriend and someone i dont think i could do without.

But I say i love you to people i dont know that well, so they can see people care for them.


Hmmm =P

Bored. Babbling. Byee =)