this is a quote from Meriam's blog:

Furthermore, humans are animals, were not Gods, were not magicians we are hairy beasts that need water and food to live on with enormous brains. So, this leaves me to wonder if  love is an illusion, or an accident. Animals have mates to live on and pass their genes, love has nothing to do with it, so because our brains are able to hold so much information it also came to the conclusion that we can fall in love? Off topic but homophobia isn't natural though it happens to some individuals. I know I'm not making any sense. Let me put it simple?Have humans wired our brains to love or desire the feeling to be loved over time and if so how or why?

I fully agree. like all emotions, love is a complex feeling. It derives from feeling safe or wanted. however, i disagree with hr statement about how animals don't love but just mate because they have too. there are many animals that actually "love" their mate or spouse. many seagulls wont mate with a another after their mate has died. There are many animals that follow this trait. Many elephants do the same and also some chimps, i think as well. So, yes, trying to keep their species alive may be a contributing factor, but the overall motive must lay with love. this is a subconscious motive of course.


Another thing is, how do we define love? Or, more importantly, who are we to define love? Can it even be described? Is it even really there? Well, i know i see love between animals when my dog comes and sees how my mom is doing. She is sick with the flu, we are pretty sure, and everyday, i see our dog come and wag his tall or scrape the air with his paw, tell her in his own way "you'll get better eventually, I just know it" or " how are you feeling?" What is this? LOVE? i cant really say based on i don't have hardly evidence backing me up, but that's love. Also, besides this, each person gives off a chemical that some one else in the world likes. i just the way we do things. We are chemistry sets, each and every one of us. 


So, i conclude by saying that love isn't what some dictionary tells us it is, or how strongly attracted we are to some weird chemical, but really, it is what you think it is. if you think it is a chemical reaction between two people, great, or  some definition created by a congregation of people coming together to write some dictionary, then that's fine. As long as you believe it and make it your own. Love is just one of those things that will always remain a mystery in life, that doesn't really need to be known. Let's leave it a mystery.