CHARACTERISTICS OF LOVE Group 5WHAT 18 LOVE? * Love is a collection of feelings and behaviors marked by closeness, passion, and commitment. It entails tenderness, closeness, protection, attraction, affection, | and trust. The intensity of love might shift throughout time. It is linked to a variety of pleasant feelings such as enjoyment, excitement, life satisfaction, and pleasure, but it can also lead to negative emotions such as envy and tension.ehobe is Total ¢ Love between two people is indivisible. We love them for what they are not just because of certain qualities they possess» \ Love is Eternal \ * Love is forever-as it is not time-bound. We do not make friends on the basis that they are only our neighbors nor do we sign contracts saying we'll only be friends or a couple for three and a half years. = Love is Sacred me «Love is sacred because persons are valuable in themselves, and thus, the relationship itself has deep meaning to both parties.LOVE IS TOTAL y st As most people age, most of them come to prioritize unconditional relationships—relationships where each person is accepted _unconditionally for whoever he or she is, without additional ectations. This is called “adulthood” and it’s a mystical land that few ple, regardless of their age, ever see—much less inhabit: to “growing up” is to prioritize unconditional relationships, ~ learn how to appreciate someone despite their flaws, mistakes, bi ideas, and to judge a partner or a friend solely basedion/how they treat, you, not based on how you benefit from them, to see them as an end within themselves rather than a means to some other end.Unconditional relationships are relationships where both people respect and support each other without any. expectation of something in return. To put it another way, each person in the relationship is primarily valued for the relationship itself—the mutual empathy and support—not for their job, status, appearance, success, or anything else. ieUnconditional relationships are the only real 9 * % relationships. They cannot be shaken by the ups.and™ % ae downs of life. They are not altered by superficial benefits and failuress ae < Inthe purest sense, unconditional love is about caring about the happiness of g,another person without any concern for how it benefits you. It is also sometimes referred to as compassionate love.< SLOVE IS.ETERNAL 5 . The definition of eternal love is simphlillexe that never dies. Nothing in the world can put a stop tothe tremendous feelings that two individuals have for each other. Some people even refer to it as love that is so »» intense that it survives death. This may appear to be a . myth, but actually occurs in reality. It’s not a fairytale. As fantastic as all of those fairytale books sound, eternal love Ts can exist in real life. Take the brain scan research mentioned above as just one & prime example. This isn’t just a fictional fairytale compared to all those movies and books about this kind of love.It’s different from pérson to person. Eternal love isn’t an automatic thing that feels the same to everyone. As each person loves differently, 4 we all have different capabilities of feeling and = finding eternal love. Some people are simply better spthan others at being open enough to allow eternal x ¢ love into their hearts. ey “peo. ow Op Ise oTThe meaning of eternal love is that it’s not a tangible thing you can touch, see, or even smell. However, it’s something you can feel — and that’s what makes it so unique and beautiful. You can’t just look at two people and see that they have.a’bond of eternablove. , “A, / a No matter what experiences you've had of love and what you've been led to believe growing up, eternal love isn’t merely fiction or myth. It’s very much real, and it’s the most magical feeling you can \ & shave in this world. After all, love is all around us, and it’s the best = thing we do.“GOVE IS:SACRED Sacred love is a function of giving, not taking. In most relationships, romance stops if we i don’t get the response we expect. But sacred, 1 vw ,» __ love is about giving — not giving in order t \ get, but giving in order to love. There is a vast difference between a sacred intimate love and a domestic love relationship that includes attachment and bondage. In profound love, there is “no attempt to control or manipulate another individual, no entanglement between the lover and the beloved. It is a sacred relationship dedicated to supporting each other's growth on all levels, including, <<. the spiritual path.A mistake we can make when it comes to sacredness is to think it only ever feels good. But this isn't thé case. Yes, some expressions of sacredness are more conscious than others; somejaremorejaware, loving, and caring»But that doesn't make them morejsacxed. Sacredness is All. Because of this, there could never be a relationship that isn't sacred, one that’s a mistake, or one that shouldn't have happened. f “tay, ‘re all sacred. T! hey 're Fil a reflection of you. >A relationship ‘que opportunity to see yourself through a person you love. If you can.appreciate and ath, accept this relationship.for exactly what itis—~ glorious, dynamic, challenging, beautiful, exalted, wounded, and oh-so-human—then swept awayby the majes f a sacred relationship is exactly where — . ey. fs you'll be. as 2 fe AS 2 : 2 eee : To A a sacred relationship we must choose only positive thoughts and feelings towards our partner and they towards us. We must feed our relationshipsiwith pure, positive emotion, thought and attention and ~)\ Teduce negative thoughts and neglect.BEBREE Ee MEMBERS: Justine Hagoot Annia Marie Lanzon Khycel Ann Ceniza Kate Lauren De Torres Kimberly Nitro Jenel Abaco Charlene Torino Bea Amparo1.) Do you believe in eternal love? Why? 2.) Why should we not settle for the bare minimum? 4.) Why is it so hard to let go and how to get over someone you love deeply? 3.) What is love to you?