Benefits And Drawbacks Of Love - 1113 Words

For my paper, I’ve decided that I will write about a topic that we’ve learned in class, known as love. According to the website dictionary, Merriam Webster, love is â€Å"a feeling of strong or constant affection for a person.†, or â€Å"attraction that includes sexual desire†, or â€Å"the strong affection felt by people who have a romantic relationship†. However, I don’t believe that it can be so simply defined in a small sentence. What about love of a pet, or of a country or even a brand new car? Their definition is only geared towards other people. In this essay I will discuss the benefits, functions, and the drawbacks of love. I chose love because I feel that of all the topics we’ve covered in class thus far, it is the most important one of them†¦show more content†¦I remember especially my last relationship, where people would say that I was smiling, and laughing a lot more than I usually would when not in a relationshi p. Romantic love is exciting for both parties involved. Even the act of meeting a woman for the next date, or being on the phone with them is fun. They make any activity a lot more enjoyable than it would be alone. Having someone that you can depend on can make the darkest days seem sunny. Love isn’t only fun, but it is functional as well. According to our class textbook, love is responsible for keeping our species alive. Yes, people can have a child without being in love, but love is the reason that a parent would ensure that their child survives. If nobody stuck around to make sure that their offspring was fed and sheltered and loved, their children would die, and our species would not make it. If a person was not loved by anyone on this earth, you can imagine how low the person’s self-esteem would be, and I d imagine suicide would be prevalent. Compare that to a celebrity that is loved by many, and how high their self-esteem would be. I always see the situation on television where the characters say not to mess with the guy who has nothing to lose. It makes sense, that if you have nobody else to live for then yourself, then you can act a lot more reckless. Conversely, in other television shows when a person is about to be executed next to a group of other people, their famous