# What is love?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-love/38458
**Category:** talk
**Created:** [December 23, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-love/38458 "2003-12-23T04:07:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-love/38458/21 "2003-12-25T07:10:34Z")
Dang, I need to change my icon. It scares me!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-love/38458/22 "2003-12-27T05:23:00Z")
I like this description
Love is the ability and willingness to allow the other person to be, say and do whatever they wish to.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-love/38458/23 "2003-12-27T18:11:28Z")
By that definition, if you love me, you’re my doormat. Do my parents not love me if they prevent me from having a rave on Christmas Eve in their living room? (or something else that is stupid or inconsiderate.)
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