ladies and gents: expressing love

janeymack1

what do you regard as the most meaningful way to express love between a couple in love?

i know they can all be used to express love but which is the most important

if you can provide a reason then thats great

for example: maybe you might decide by thinking which expression of love would you use with the one you love and not just with anyone

later12

Well there is a whole can of worms as to what love is, and whether or not the archetypal version even exists - as opposed to the combination of other more concrete feelings such as respect, admiration, sentimental attachment and possible sexual attraction.

Anyway, in the case of this feeling or opinion being present in one individual, and whereby he or she wishes to communicate this feeling or opinion to another party, it is quite obvious that the most clear, direct and efficient way to do so is in written or verbal format. That is to say "I love you".

All of the other choices on your list are of dubious meaning, and none can reasonably be taken as a clear or intentional expression of love. Therefore they cannot be described as "meaningful" in the context of communicating a specific emotion.

Zombrex

I don't think you really express love in those gestures. They are more about expressing effection.

You express actual love though longer term actions and behavior that do not have to involve actions of physical effection.

nozzferrahhtoo

You entire list, bar one entry at the end, is physical in nature. The last is saying words. It is like the whole world of love to you is a series of physical actions, mostly sexual, followed by a cliche set of three words.

There is a whole world of expression of love that we do through our actions that you seem to have entirely ignored in your list and I would warrant it is a realm of expression that is more important to many people than anything you just listed.

Permabear

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