Week 10:Perception of love

If everyone searched “What's the definition of love?”, we could all get the same answer, but if someone asks, “What is the definition of love to you?” there would be many different responses. Everyone can perceive The meaning of love differently, and I think the idea is based on…

People have so many definitions of love that there isn’t one specific definition. “love” is most often defined as a noun,” but Hooks tells us that love should be used as a verb. We all can’t agree on one definition and finding a similar one would make it easier to figure out how to use the word. Love is an action we choose to do not just…

all about love

“The wounded child inside many females is a girl who was taught from early childhood that she must become something other than herself, deny her true feelings, in order to attract and please others. When men and women punish each other for truth telling, we reinforce the notion that lies are better…

Love Meaning Everything and Nothing

Bell hooks talks about love and how its been around for so long but people have a hard time talking about it and when its mentioned they have a wave of emotions. as stated in the text “our confusion about what we mean when we use the word “love” is the source of our…

Week 10

“The truth is, far too many people in our culture do not know what love is.”

Once again, I want to disagree with this statement but know that it is true for a lot of people. I have been really fortunate in growing up in a family where love is extremely valued as well as our familial…

the choice: love

All About love by bell hooks captures the essence of what love is and how to obtain it. bell states that “love and abuse cannot coexist (pg 6).” This is such a simple concept, yet most people often forget. Abuse can become so normalized within enclosed walls, that when the abuser uses “love” to…

I don’t feel that there is any one way to love or any one way to describe love. How we love and how we feel love I feel varies based on our own personal experiences in life. Some people may feel much more comfortable showing and accepting love than another person. To me, Love is a very strong human connection that develops over a long amount of time…