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ThiswordissomethingthatIam constantlythinking aboutandsomethingthatmotivatesmostofwhatIdo. BeitthatIam seekingloveandacceptancefrom someone orthatIam trying to show love.Iam ashamedtosaythatmostofthetimeIhaveaskewed view oflove.Iseekanddesirethatemotional,erotic versionoflove.Itakeitasahalf-truthanddon’tlook
othedepthsoftheword.WhenIhearthiswordthe thoughtsthatcometomindaremyheartpressedhigh inmythroat,mypalmssweating,afearthatIhaveto overcometotalktoabeautifulgirl.ThewordsthatI speak to thatgirllead to a loving embrace,lovers entangled with each other, lips locked, souls intertwined:afirstkiss.Thesearethefirstthoughts
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diverseemotionsandfeelings.Butloveismorethan anemotion;itismorethanafeeling,itismorethanact
orgesture.ThisisprobablywhytheGreekshadsixdiferentwordstodescribeitdependingonifitwasthe kindoflovethatfriendsorsiblingsshare(philia),ifitwassexual/eroticlove(eros),playfullove(ludus),love ofself(philautia),alonglastinglove(pragma),orifitwaslovethatrequirednoconditions(agape).
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