what is the difference between being dependent on someone and loving the person?
88295
You can love someone, but being dependent on them for everything, like money, making a living, paying the bills. This isn't good because you never know when you will have to do these things on your own.
615023
both are equally as good, but definitely to feel like someone loves you even though you may not love them, is the best feeling in the world. that's just my personal opinion though.
289800
they are pretty much the same thing. Enabling is helping others to avoid responsibility for their actions. Codependency is a larger balloon that included enabling but also has more to do with what goes on inside you that make you feel and do the things you do.\n\nclear as mud.
764167
if the person loves you and they know you love them back, they sometimes abuse it because you love them so you'll always be forgiving... like for example if you stole your parents car and wrecked it, they'd forgive you even if you kept doing it.  (sorry if that example doesn't make much sense, i'm not very good at examples)
441845
When you love someone unconditionally, you take the good the bad and the ugly. You love them for who they are reguardless of what they do. I don't really think there is a huge difference in the two because either way if you REALLY love someone, a part of you always will even if you go seperate ways at some point and you guys marry other people
655313
The one who honestly cares and loves you.  Love is much better when you are loved back.
169315
people are living beings. they breathe,unlike non-materials. if we had a doll and took care of it during childhood it doesn't mean that the rest of the life we spent with it or that we should love it forever. but giving love and sharing it with man has more meanings. a bond is created with or without our knowledge and it may be hard to break this bond sometimes in the case with someone. many people do love others with their whole life while for some love is just fun. if you are a person in the former case - leaving people you love may hurt you...
190616
Different people have different 'measures' to define being loved. Not to say any of them are right or wrong, but what works for one may not for another.\nSome people consider themselves loved, when their bf 'does' things for them.\nOthers may consider a 'giving' person to love them.\nSome may just enjoy the constant 'attention' that the recieve.\nIt could be based on the 'trust' you share.\nIt could be anything, a ear that listens when you need him to, someone who just wants to see you happy, ... \nBut when you're loved you'll definately know it!
420702
I think that if you love your partner and he or she does not love you at this moment you are suffering. While you are loved you do not suffer but probably feel good or even proud of himself or herself. So i think it is better to be loved than to not to be loved. Maybe my opinion does not sound good but it is the truth.
103981
Loveing someone is a lot different than being in love with someone. loveing someone is like you care about them and would never hurt them. but being in love with someone makes you have a sparkle in your eye when you look at them and when they look at you and wanting to be with them all the time. but dont confuse that with infatuation. people who have been marries 50 years can love eachother a lot but they cant always be in love with eachother. Its takes a lot to stay in love with someone for such a long time but you'll love them unconditionally.
415267
I would rather be loved.  Because loving someone can be painful sometimes.  Being loved makes you feel great about yourself.  It doesn't take as much work to be loved as it does to love.
58593
Love is when you can see yourself with a person, really SEE yourself happy with this person, for eternity.  Forever.  Love is when you can't stand to be apart and when you're together, you feel like never leaving and never sleeping and never breathing.  Love is so complicated that you don't even want to think about explaining it in words and the only way you can do it is in feelings.\n\nLike is an attraction, physical and mental, that makes you desire to be around someone and it makes you happy, but it doesn't blow your mind.  It's when you think about that person and really have to concider your feelings sometimes.    That's how it is for me.
1096587
LOVE IS PUTTING SOMEONE ELSE'S NEEDS AND WANTS IN FRONT OF YOUR OWN. WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING YOU THINK ABOUT IF THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT THIS PERSON IN A GOOD OR BAD WAY. NOT WANTING THAT PERSON TO BE UNHAPPY. WHEN YOU ARE NOT WITH THAT PERSON YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THEM AND WONDERING WHAT THEY ARE DOING EVEN MISSING THEM WHEN THE TWO OF YOU HAVE ONLY BEEN APART A FEW HOURS. YOUR HEART STARTS TO RACE WHEN YOU SEE THAT PERSON. YOUR HEART, MIND BODY AND SOUL JUST HAS THIS FEELING OF FULFILLMENT LIKE NOW YOU HAVE THIS FEELING OF COMPLETION SINCE YOU MET THIS PERSON.
865780
To me love means being there for your loved ones. I'm not just talking about your significant other, but and family and friends. Love means you want nothing more to help them and love them forever no matter what. Everyone needs love in their life and needs to be loved.....SAM
499040
Love and need are a little bit mixed up, but I think you fall in love with someone that you want to be with, and then once you are in love you end up needing them too because they are so important to you.\n\nYou can just need someone to stop you feeling sad or lonely, but that doesn't equal love.
815280
loving someone is when you keep on thinking about him or her and cant stop talking about him or her, he or she is always someone you want to be with and share things with. When you cry you want him or her to cheer you up, when you laugh you want to be laughing with him or her. \n\ni dont think its the same, love and in love is different. but i'm not sure whether i'm right or not, i guess in love it means you are having the strong feelings the chemistry going on and the next thing you know maybe making out and sex. while just "do you love me?" its opposite, not 100% sure though.
928960
I would say, loving yourself first is important if you want to be loved. I believe loving another more than yourself is possible if you wouldn't mind dieing for that person. \nBut to love yourself more is better because you have to hold yourself at value and take care of yourself so that you CAN share your love with someone.