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I was looking up the dictionary for the meaning of "LOVE" and I found this.

Love: A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.

So...Love is a feeling? I looked for the word "Feeling" and found this,

Feeling : The general state of consciousness considered independently of particular sensations, thoughts, etc.

So...when we're actually "concious" when it comes to feeling.

Concious : Fully aware of or sensitive to something.

After being aware of the feeling of loving somebody...then comes relationship.

Relationship : An emotional or other connection between people.

which usually leads to "marraige"

Marraige : The social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc.

So, it's a decision to get commited to each other.

Commitments : True to one's word, promises, vows, etc.

What is "true"?

True : Real; genuine; authentic

So, I conclude that being in Love means.. that we're fully aware of the feeling of loving someone..
then make a decision to get commited to each.. being true, real and genuine.
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How do we measure Love then? can't measure...only categorize....

1. Affection
caring/hugging/kissing/fondness/closeness/concern/friendship/being there for the person/a bond/doing things for the person/happiness/helping the person/holding hands/sharing/warmth/can be one-sided/not too intense/not sexual
2. Sexual Love
Physical attraction/arousal/lust/expressed through sexual intercourse/person is seen only as a sex object for one's own gratification/commitment/contentment/excitement/fulfills a need/heart rate increases/intimate/kissing/touching/not long lasting/close while having sex, but not necessarily after/emotional/giving/happiness/special /think about the other person all the time
3. Platonic Love
friendship/not sexual/caring/doing thing together/not physical/supportive/enjoy each other's company/feel relaxed with the person/happiness/helping the person/normal behavior/sharing/trust/contentment/feel free to talk about anything/being reliable/respect
4. Friendship
Feel free to talk about anything/caring/helping/honesty/doing thing together/trust/sharing/understanding/sharing emotions/being there for the other person/good times/happiness/supporting/long lasting/loyalty/openness/sharing thoughts/a bond/closeness/common interests/concern/feeling relaxed with the person/listening to each other/respect/sadness/sense of belonging/sharing experiences
5. Romantic Love
candlelight dinners/taking walks/happiness/idealistic/want to be with the other person all the time/giving gifts/dream about the person/like a fairy tale/feel relaxed with the person/good times/physical attraction/sitting in front of a fireplace/sharing/courtship/doing things together/don't know the person very well/kissing/your world revolves around the person/honesty/glowing/giving/friendship/feel free to talk about anything/problems seem to vanish/sexual/sweaty palms/soft music/think about the person all the time
6. Puppy Love
occurs at a young age/a new experience/not long lasting/think about the person all the time/infatuation/feel shy around the person/a crush/dream about the person/feel like you're floating/initially strong, but then fades/painful if not reciprocated/see only the person's good qualities/act immaturely/attraction/heart rate increases/kissing/sweaty palms
7. Passionate Love
sexual/caring/intense/think about the person all the time/a bond/heart rate increases/want to be with the person all the time/arousal/emotional/expressive/kissing/lust/attraction/don't know the person very well/euphoria/excitement/feel flushed/giving your self completely to the person/hugging/intimate/irrational/physical/the person is the most special person in your life/not long lasting/touching/want to make each other happy
8. Infatuation
Think about the other person all the time/not long lasting/physical attraction/see only the person's good qualities/intrigued by some fascinating quality of the person/your world revolves around the person/you don't know the person very well/excited when you see the person/being love-struck/heart rate increases/sweaty palms/think you're in love/talk about the person all the time/want to be with the person all the time/a crush/based on first impressions/irrational
9. Commited Love
commitment/continues regardless of the circumstances/long lasting/think about the person all the time/being there for the person/felt for only one person/honesty/sharing/caring/closeness
giving/respect/a promise/sexual/trust/understanding/a bond/devotion/faithfulness/feel free to talk about anything/give and take relationship/live together/openness/passionate/sacrifice

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What kind Love-relationship are you in now? or... what kinda love-relationship do you hope for?

For now, I welcome only
Affection, Plantonic and Friendship.