Is life without love really life at all?

What kind of love are we talking about? I have a feeling you're asking about a life without a partner, without a one-on-one romantic love and relationship. The answer to that is yes, life is life and worthwhile regardless of whether one ever has a romantic relationship.

But many people these days seem to think that their lives can't be "complete" or satisfying unless they have romantic love. This is actually backwards: as long as someone feels their quality of life depends on another person, they can never know true happiness or satisfaction... or love.

There are many kinds of love, and the most important is self-love. Until and unless you love yourself, you can't experience much more than pale glimpses of what love, ANY kind of love, is all about. And self-love is a natural part of human existence, so everyone has that ability, although in modern times it's often not easy to develop.

We all experience love of many kinds in our lives. I'm not sure it would be possible to NOT experience it, unless there was brain damage. Even the most seriously emotionally traumatized people can still experience love of one kind or there is no love in your life, there is... you just have to learn to recognize it.

There comes a certain point in ones life when, if you don't have a partner/spouse to share your life with then it is possible to feel that you are living a life without love. Your children, if you have had any, may have grown and started their own lives. While they certainly love you, they are not involved in your life on a day to day basis. Other people, who are involved in relationships have their own lives and loves to tend to. It can become a very, very lonely existence when you don't have that someone special in your life. I personally had it and lost it through death. I am now experiencing a this lonely existence I described. Everyone else seems to have someone and they have a 'life' if you will. While I would never dream of giving up on life, I will tell you that this is the most trying of times. I don't foresee a future with anyone else since my husband was the love of my life. I think you only get that once.

Red blood coursing through the veins and arteries of the body; drawing air into your lungs, oxygenating the cells and tissues; cells multiplying; that's life.

Blood coursing through the veins, heart bursting with so many feelings they can't possibly be expressed because you have just laid eyes on your brand new baby; receiving a college diploma at the age of 53; completion of that/those thing(s) you have said you always wanted to do, and did; skiing, football, music, art, friends; that's living.

As one who lives without the soft stroke of lips against my neck, the eyes of a man who sees only me, an embrace that tells me he wants only me, and long intimate conversations, I can tell you it has an affect on your daily enthusiasm.

If you don´t love anything, you can´t be human

No. everyone needs somebody. god created adam and eve for that purpose. although, the devil intervened. on this planet, there are two factors that continue mans existence......music and love. to have never loved or been loved is a shame. to enrich ones life and get the benefits of a true love for life......go buy yourself a floppy-earred puppy!!

Like it or not all things in life must be defined for us to even begin to conceptualize.

Problem is few people agree on the definition. Love in the perfect sense, as in the Greek philosophical meaning is an "IDEAL". Something not yet achieved, but chased after through every human season from birth to death.

We always fall short of the goal don't we? That's why we need to remember the fruit of love;
forgiveness. Non ethereal thinkers coldly choose to think in the moment, not considering the long term consequences of their limited experience. It's not science bub... and it's value is more than any substance known to man. Without it we lose hope, despair would then prevail and depravity would lead to our ultimate destruction.

So truth is necessary for love to prevail, the opposite delights in selfishness and hiding the truth. Anything less is meaningless.

If you look at the worst photo you can find on animal abuse and compare it with the experiences of some people, I bet you would find very little difference. Have you ever seen a person without a person-hood, without a self concept, without a clue of how to be with other people or even with themselves? The body can be sustained but the human spirit, when the human spirit is repeatedly crushed/shattered, the scares are often invisible but there are always tell-tail signs that we often choose not to see. I think a better question would be: how do you endure UNenDing pain paired with social isolation? It's rare, in my opinion, that a person who has not experienced such darkness to understand or speak about it with any insight. It's just my opinion, language doesn't lend it, so easily, to things we hide from - it's hideous.

I live without love. No family, a couple of distant friends, no romance. Not sure if it's lonely or not because it's all that I know. Have I ever been loved, I'm not sure. I hope so. Have I ever loved, yes. Romantic love...not really anything serious or real. Is life empty without love? I believe it is in comparison to those with lots of love or even a little love. I think there are very very few people like me who live without love in the sense that function everyday without drugs or alcohol. Many on the street without homes and are strung out on drugs or are alcoholics may have lost their way somewhere. Many through depression or some traumatic in their lives or just weren't given a good start. Some meet others on the street and find their own community and love, while I'm sure others live very isolated and alone until they wither away. Do I think I'll ever be loved or find someone to love? I use to answer this with a yes, but the years keep passing by without any change apart from more isolation from society and any sort of love. I think the author most likely can't write about something he or she doesn't really know anything about. Unless you've lived it the majority of your life, how can you really know? You can bring in your opinion, but if you want the best answer, I just gave it to you.

No it's not. Life without love would not be worth living.
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nop it s is like a dead

Yes, but I don't think a life without love is even worth living.

I'm sorry to annonce, that a life without love doesn't exist, everyone has touched someone at least once that is if you live in a society...

Yes it is life. it is a blissful life without pain and frustration. you can't miss something you never had

Life cannot be measured with love but love can be measured with life, without love, you'll only be living your life lifeless, and with love is how jesus will want you to live life.

yes it is . it's times like that , that make you think and know what love really is .. and when you realize that , that's part of life.

when love is the most beautiful feeling felt at heart, then how can life be life without it? love is the language of the heart and every gets a lifetime to feel it, cherish it, and experience its beauty...

You cannot live without receiving love. Babies and animals can die when not receiving care and love. Ofcourse you can live without a relationship, because a relationship doesnt guarantee you receive love. It has nothing do to with being romantically involved with someone. You should rather call it warmth than love. Without warmth from others, people you care for you cannot live.

Some people are just unlucky in love but that said we have all experienced love once. For me love is what you feel. You don't always have to experience it from someone else directly - you can juts feel it therefore this enables you to live if your not in arelationship and get on with life. Yes love is great but not every one is beautiful, rich, intelligent but these people still live. Life is not perfect and sometimes living with unrealistic high ideals create more misery than good. So in answer to your question life without life is still life - just not necessarily happy life.

I believe that the experience of love is so special and such a huge experience that life without this experience is not the same... but its still life.

Life without love?sure there it is. it is in the world where i am living now.we can live without love directly from others(romance).but sure it is kind of a hard life.i ever had once.but not anymore.she is not dead or something,it just that she is living happily with someone else now.the reason that incident occurs because i am through an accident.accept 4 family and friend,no other love exist.(not taking account of God's love)u can live,and it is true, really.it just that u wont be truly happy.love is a factor of human life's right?be glad when you have it, just don't be 2 sad when it does not come 2 u.that is what life is about right?not everyone would truly be happy.just admit it.and if someone like to argue about this matter,just mail me at miesha_shin9089@yahoo.com.end

I wonder this sometimes; I know a person who really doesn't know what he's missing in a relationship. It seems theres zero desire for love and I have to think.... Has he ever been loved to know what he is missing? It's so sad the surface depth of his relationships...even with his parents. No eye contact no affection no words of encouragement (that are legit) no reprimands no boundaries. He wants to be committed to someone but revolts against anything love related and says "men like that are just whipped" . It's sad. he seems to see love as....a free hole....if you know what I.mean.

1 Corinthians 13:1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-1.htm

Love is selfless, its main concern is that of others. It is the perfection of the
human soul, the reflection of hope , the glory of God given to humanity in order
that we as a family might survive all of life's challenges.

All too often it is not reciprocated, forgotten, pushed aside for selfish reasons
always to the hurt of those who live instead with it's opposite... anger.

Having self pity harms all of us, and separates us from feeling whole and burden free.

And the notion of loving one's self first is humanity's answer to God's provision...
Read John 3:16 for this is love and no substitute can satisfy the longing of the
human heart. Be selfless know God and know love.

Dan Goldthrite Sr.
Rochester, NY

What a bunch of fools debating life without love is not worthing living at all. And to bring religion in only degrades your IQ level. Just use your common sense and think! Life is full of endless possibilities.

life without love is of course not worth living... there are so many people who sacrifices love for ambitions or what we see nowadays... MONEY. Yes. In this world, love does not end with romance.

There is also Love for Power, Love for Fame, Love for Money, Love for Parents, Love for whatever you can name. Love is what trigger a person to fight for their goal. There are many types of love and it is up to you to find the answer yourself and make your life worthwhile. Now close this useless thread. thks

I think that love as a life partner is not present i love my family my mom and all but I think that true love which u can see in the movies and all are fake and plz never fall in love it always hurts u no one succeed in it and it is just feel not to fall.

I've found in my life sorrow lonliness and most of all cruel hearted people. the more i've poured out my love the more I've seen the motives of peoples hearts. How many people really love. It is more difficult to love the outcast, the homeless, the poor. Would you lay down your life for a stranger? I live and have lived a life I wouln't wish on anybody, yet I have love. I have felt many times unloved. I have God and a savior yet, the love of God's people often is conditional and void. Love has no obligation. You love someone not by their outter appearance or what they do for you or how they make you feel. It's just because you can. If you've never experienced heartache how can you feel the pain of someonelses heart. There are many people who feel unloved, if you should come accross someone like that please take the time to reach out and love that stranger. A life without love hurts. Who's willing to share the love.

Life without love is full of suffering.

no its not. People search for the meaning of life, well its love. only humans feel love, its our reason to be.

Life is a gift bestowed by the almighty to each and every living creature encompassing we human beings. Furthermore to rejoice this gift, we are blessed with the mother nature and its riches in abundance. Faith which binds us all to live for the welfare, happiness and peaceful co-existence has love as its foundation.

So, therefore love cannot be limited, to meet specific desires or just to experience a state of happiness and accepted. Love transforms the meaning of we being here. Those feeling low & dejected by worrying for its abscence, should stop the thoughts of what others think of them. By being helpful to others, having hobbies and pursuing the interests brings joy & enrichment to life. Remember Love is all about giving heart & soul, and these positive universal vibes travel in every direction. New directions unlocks oneself from selfish desires to value essence of love and its celebration.

NO life is not a life without love. We love our parents we love our children we love our pets and it is also a bonus if we have a partner too love but a life without any love would be pointless life is love! We love things we do in life too! A job a hobby etc

This question reminded me of a quote:

"Take away love and the earth is a tomb."
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this reminds me of a jim morrisons quote. he said something like, "People talk about how great love is, but that's bullshit. Love hurts".
i dont know if love is necessary for us to consider our lives worth living, but i am certain that if love didnt exist id be happier, specially the deep loves i tend to develop.

Yes, see i knew this man and throughout his whole life nobody loved him, but in reality there always was at least one person loving him, and that is Jesus Christ. He loves all