Love is only grand in the movies. In real life, it's the one emotion we have that can both cripple us and send us over the moon. I think it's the one thing we all spend a lifetime trying to figure out.

Because it also causes great happiness, joy, comfort, etc. The people who think love is so grand probably haven't experienced the pain part of love.

I would think the good stuff you get from love out weighs the pain. There shouldn't even be any pain though really, not unless somebody dies. I actually wouldn't know though, I've never lost anyone really close to me and I've never had my heart broken.

You can't rate love, it's going to happen whether you like it or not, seek emotional maturity, avoid the appropriation face of love, love in liberty but above all dear to love.

It doesn't if you do it right ;) LOL I think if someone thinks its grand its because they have had a positive experience of it. I think its a very subjective statement.

Loving someone has never hurt me.. maybe them not loving me in return but I think to feel love for others is a wonderful feeling.

its all how you look at it!

its all how you look at it!

Love is one of many things in life than can cause emotional and even physical pain. Everyone has good and bad relationships throughout their lifetime. As people grow older, sometimes they know more about themselves, and also what to watch out for in love relationships that might lead to "pain." But even the most self aware person can be hurt in a love relationship. When someone we loves dies, or otherwise ends the relationship, we will have pain. It is I think, a given, whenever we put our heart out to someone, that it might get hurt somehow, and sometime down the road. It is the risk of being human and being in love. There is no such thing as a "pain free" love relationship, (even if your pet dies and you loved them, it hurts!) although the degree of pain and how long it lasts vary greatly. I think personally the best I can do is try to be aware of what is going on in any love relationships I am in. If I keep the communication going, and I do not ignore things that are bothering me or seem to be bothering the other person, even if the relationship ends, it will not be a surprise or nearly as dramatic or "painful." With pets and things other than humans, we have to realize that they, like us, will eventually die, and when that happens, pain is a normal response to that type of loss.

Because when you love someone, they are your world. You'd do anything in the world for them, and you'd rather die than see them in an ounce of pain. Unfortunatly, people you loove don't always love you back, and manipulate and use you. They enjoy hurting you, and watching you suffer. Some just don't love you back. Also, outside circumstances interfere with love, and cause the pain. Love itself is grand, people and circumstances are the pain causers

Haven't you ever heard "love is not a victory march it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah?"

Love is not just an emotion as most people think that it is in life. Love is action. Love is unselfish and unconditional. Real love is not something that you can pick up today and get rid of tomorrow. Love is encouraging someone; when you see someone is down helping that person out. Jesus tells us to love our God with all of our heart, mind and soul and to love our neighbor as we love ourselves and that these are the two greatest commandments of all (Mark 12:29-31). Jesus loves us so much that he gave his life for us and that came with a great deal of pain. So anything that we should accomplish on Earth comes with some kind of pain, whether is mentally or physically. Love is grand and it uses common sense. I think before any betrayal most people know prior to it coming. The Love of God will conquer anything and nothing good in life comes without somekind of pain. Don't be afraid to Love but just prioritize it, Love Christ first and all other kinds of love will follow.

AMEN!!! LOVE HURTS!

because it brings a great pleasure, too....

Cause those painful moments are insignificant when you remember the joyful ones. :)

If it's the right kind of love, then it's all worth whatever hardships you go through because of it. Just look at me, I'm not allowed to date my GF because of her religion and it sucks. But I love her too much to let her go. We both do, it's mutual.