What Does Being in Love and Loving Someone Really Mean?

It’s very tempting to believe that they are both the same.

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By Raymond Michael

Love is a very wonderful and beautiful feeling. It’s perhaps one of the most indescribably deep emotion that one can feel for another. However, many people find it extremely difficult telling the difference between “being in love with someone,” and “loving someone.”

It’s very tempting to believe that they are both the same. But while the passion may feel just about the same, the intentions are often very different.

It is very unnerving to see the amount of confusion that these two seemingly similar terms are creating. There is so much mix-up about the two concepts online today. As a result of the confusion, a lot of people find it hard deciding which argument to follow.

So, What Does Being in Love and Loving Someone Really Mean?

To help you solve this dilemma, the best thing would be to find out the etymology of the terms in question.

Several articles on this blog, but more specifically, The Triangular Theory of Love, have established the fact the “being in love” is a term that is usually used to describe another related term — “romantic love.

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