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Originally posted by prosequence
Because of the exact fact that you mention above, MY definition would only set the parameters for MY proof. I'm asking you and others to provide proof of your "Definition" of love.
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Fair enough, hope this answers your question a little more directly. To me, love is when your well-being is so tightly bound to another that to act in your own self-interest is indistinguishable from acting in theirs.
Actually living this can lead to some really difficult decisions that may seem like self-sacrifice, but I disagree that they really are. I hold that if you follow selflessness to its logical conclusion, it's actually immoral. (Though this is a debate for another thread....)
As for proof:
Since you can never know what might have been, it can't be proven that any action really was in the self-interest of both you and your partner. But if, when you took it, you believed it was... and if (through introspection, since we don't have the tech to read minds) you can offer evidence why you held that belief, then by my definition you've proven you acted out of love. Yes it can and has been done.
PS. Love the avatar, prosequence!