Could you live without love?

The King of Moo

If you were on your deathbed and realised you'd never loved or been in love, would you regret it?

I mostly mean romantic love, but it could also apply to strong familial or platonic love.

I think it's best to have at least some close intimate relationships, but I also think that a life without that but with good friends and a job/activities you enjoy would be pretty good.

For balance, here are two contrasting studies on the topic with different outcomes:

www.sciencetoday/lifeandlove.com

www.sciencetoday.com/livingwithoutlove.com

Superbus

I'm getting by OK so far!:D







Just kidding, I'm dead inside.

Doc Ruby

If you'd never had it you wouldn't know it and so wouldn't miss it.

Tesco Massacre

I think life would be virtually worthless without it.

Sounds corny, but I think it's true.

KeithAFC

Doesn't exist.

shopaholic01

Life without intimate relationships - romantic and platonic - would be pretty empty. I think most of us need people we are close to throughout our lives - family, friends etc.

Romantic/sexual relationdhips are important after puberty, but not necessarily for the rest of your life. In fact, I think a lot of people make themselves unhappy by staying in a romantic relationship that has passed it's sell by date.

I can't imagine not having anyone to laugh/cry/chat with. Would life be worth living?

token101

As long as I have my nuclear power plant......

Chips Ahoy

i love lamp

Joey the lips

I have not read the articles because to be honest i know i could not.

Sorry i am madly in love and it would kill me to be without it.

The King of Moo

Tesco Massacre wrote: »

I think life would be virtually worthless without it.

Sounds corny, but I think it's true.

Do you think all kinds of love are important, particular types, or just love in general?

Joey the lips wrote: »

I have not read the articles because to be honest i know i could not.

Sorry i am madly in love and it would kill me to be without it.

I think you can safely click on them :P.

Gummy Panda

Title made me think of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVmbhYKDKfU

Micky Dolenz

As long as there is lust in my life I'll be fine.

cocoshovel

Tesco Massacre wrote: »

I think life would be virtually worthless without it.

Im not quite sure what you're trying to say here? Thats a pretty bleak statement.

mikemac1

Tesco Massacre wrote: »

I think life would be virtually worthless without it.

Sounds corny, but I think it's true.

Also means certain rejection as you approach people
Means a lot of risk as you open yourself up to someone
And someone if they turn spiteful could hurt you by blabbing to your mutual friends. Well I'm thinking more of an office romance turned sour here and stories that go around the office. Some could not handle that at all or be able to laugh it off

You say worthless but being cold and cautious also means zero risk and no hurt.
Just the other side you know

WindSock

I have indeed. Under Picadillys neeeoonnn.......

Captain Graphite

I've been in love before (I think I have, anyway) and ultimately it did me a lot more harm than good.

So I guess if I was on my deathbed right now I could say I've experienced it and therefore not regret never knowing it. But still, from my own personal experience, I'd say "true love" is pretty overrated and that dying without ever feeling it isn't necessarily a bad thing.

steddyeddy

KeithAFC wrote: »

Doesn't exist.

Love is what that thing between you and Wolfetone is called!

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Question in the title and the one in the OP are oppositse..

To answer the question in the title - fúck no, tbh.

The King of Moo

shopaholic01 wrote: »

Life without intimate relationships - romantic and platonic - would be pretty empty. I think most of us need people we are close to throughout our lives - family, friends etc.

Romantic/sexual relationdhips are important after puberty, but not necessarily for the rest of your life. In fact, I think a lot of people make themselves unhappy by staying in a romantic relationship that has passed it's sell by date.

I can't imagine not having anyone to laugh/cry/chat with. Would life be worth living?

I think that's one of the most important things: intimacy combined with companionship. They usually come together with strong loving relationships, but strong friendship can give you something close to it, at least.

Originally posted by Baz2009
Question in the title and the one in the OP are oppositse..

To answer the question in the title - fúck no, tbh.

I'm allowed two questions. :mad:

KeithAFC

steddyeddy wrote: »

Love is what that thing between you and Wolfetone is called!

Don't remind me. Getting all emotional over his imprisonment.

ygolometsipe

I dont know but, I think you should write a song about it, ive a feeling it could be a hit!:)

Tesco Massacre

The King of Moo wrote: »

Do you think all kinds of love are important, particular types, or just love in general?

Yes, all types. They're all fulfilling in different ways.

cocoshovel wrote: »

Im not quite sure what you're trying to say here? Thats a pretty bleak statement.

I don't think there was any ambiguity in what I said.

mikemac1 wrote: »

Also means certain rejection as you approach people
Means a lot of risk as you open yourself up to someone
And someone if they turn spiteful could hurt you by blabbing to your mutual friends. Well I'm thinking more of an office romance turned sour here and stories that go around the office. Some could not handle that at all or be able to laugh it off

You say worthless but being cold and cautious also means zero risk and no hurt.
Just the other side you know

Of course there's the threat of rejection if you open yourself up to someone you like, but hey, that's the risk. I don't think that's an excuse for "being cold and cautious" as you say.

Faint heart never won fair maiden etc.


Love is a Battlefield is the soundtrack to this thread.

Chuck Stone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGPyUSVtpZM

Catari Jaguar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6W56HwPOQg

Tesco Massacre

I wanna know what love is
I want you to show meeeee

Catari Jaguar

mikemac1 wrote: »

You say worthless but being cold and cautious also means zero risk and no hurt.
Just the other side you know

Ah, well some people just put up walls to see who cares enough to break through them.

You're time will come, Mike.

Tesco Massacre

I love you, mikemac.

Do you.........love me?

cocoshovel

Tesco Massacre wrote: »

I don't think there was any ambiguity in what I said.

I dont think life without love is worthless. I guess that statement made me feel a bit worthless too.

Fluorescence

I've neeeeeeeeeeever been in love before. Now all at once it's yoooooooooou. I thought I knew the scooooooore..... :pac:

shopaholic01

mikemac1 and captain graphite: Obviously had bad experiences:(.

But think of positive experiences - family, friends etc. Would you like to reach the end of your life and not have been significant in someone else's life?

LilyCricket

Love can fade and in bad circumstances turn into something not very nice, all depends on who you fall in love with

Chuck Stone

cherub rock wrote: »

Backstreet boys vid.youtube

Banned. :mad:

Old Tom

Joey the lips wrote: »

Sorry i am madly in love and it would kill me to be without it.

Give yourself a bit of time

Sea Filly

I've thought about this periodically, OP.

And I didn't want to get to my deathbed having never been in love with someone. I was worried that I was getting into my late twenties and it wasn't happening. Luckily it happened last year.

But it was absolutely something I wanted to experience in my life, I didn't want to miss out on that human experience, whether it was requited or not. (It was. )

Scruffles

as someone who has never had any awareness/interest in romantic or friend partnerships,can say it is perfect for self,am completely asexual and adrogenous amongst other stuff which has all been involved in having no connection/relation/interest in humans,have grown up seeing them purely as all the same object,they feel like an impossible to understand concept.

going on forums is the nearest thing that experience to 'love' am assuming, though its very distant and not one to one connections,rarely involves back forth conversations due to communication struggles.

have always felt connection to animals though,and do see close ones as friends,being without animals is like an inner torture.

Agricola

You could live without it if you never experienced it, which is very possible. Ive never experienced the life of a millionaire playboy so I can cope.

True happiness is shared happiness.

pragmatic1

I don't believe in love. Every relationship has a time limit.

44leto

Love stupid western romanticism invented by Hollywood for saps

Love a very practicle arrangement and that is about as romantic as i get.

Any you wimmins want to go out with me.

LilyCricket

44leto wrote: »

Love stupid western romanticism invented by Hollywood for says.

Love a very practicle arrangement and that is about as romantic as i get.

Any you wimmins want to go out with me.

oh hai 0/

Catari Jaguar

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Banned. :mad:

So you won't be going to see them with NKOTB tomorrow night then, no? :P

im invisible

KeithAFC wrote: »

Doesn't exist.

I love you KeithAFC :pac:

Catari Jaguar

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Every relationship has a time limit.

"As long as you both shall live"?

click for adorable pic of old people in love, and possibly high...

SteppingStone

Could you live without love? Well if your asking that to yourself on your death bed you have either lived with or without it..Stupid question.

LincolnsBeard

Yes, but only because I don't have a choice.

FloatingVoter

Yup, love is a desirable luxury not a necessity. That won't make a cartoon strip but so what.

shopaholic01

44leto wrote: »

Love stupid western romanticism invented by Hollywood for saps

Love a very practicle arrangement and that is about as romantic as i get.

Any you wimmins want to go out with me.

We're forming an orderly queue now

44leto

Love stupid western romanticism invented by Hollywood for says.

Love a very practicle arrangement and that is about as romantic as i get.

Any you wimmins want to go out with me.

LilyCricket

LincolnsBeard wrote: »

Yes, but only because I don't have a choice.

aww am sure thats not true

pragmatic1

cherub rock wrote: »

"As long as you both shall live"?

click for adorable pic of old people in love, and possibly high...

Ugh. You think that old man wouldn't rather bone a fresh twenty something? Think again.

44leto

shopaholic01 wrote: »

We're forming an orderly queue now

I am only attracted to people I haven't a hope of getting. Its not a good way to be.

The King of Moo

SteppingStone wrote: »

Could you live without love? Well if your asking that to yourself on your death bed you have either lived with or without it..Stupid question.

That would be an excellent point if anyone had mentioned someone on their deathbed asking themselves that question.

So what's your opinion on the matter?