What does love mean?

What does love mean to you? It differs for each human beings. Before you really jump to an answer for the meaning of love, let's scroll down and see what the children aged 4 to 8 years old think about love. Then, think carefully what love really is to you.

'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'

Rebecca - age 8

'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'

Billy - age 4

'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'

Karl - age 5

'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'

Chrissie - age 6

'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'

Terri - age 4

'Love is when my mummy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'

Danny - age 7

'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mummy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'

Emily - age 8

'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'

Bobby - age 7

'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'

Nikka - age 6

'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'

Noelle - age 7

'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'

Tommy - age 6

'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'

Cindy - age 8

'My mummy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'

Clare - age 6

'Love is when Mummy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'

Elaine-age 5

'Love is when Mummy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'

Chris - age 7

'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'

Mary Ann - age 4

'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'

Lauren - age 4

'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.'

Karen - age 7

'Love is when Mummy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'

Mark - age 6

'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'

Jessica - age 8

And the final one comes with a little story. A four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbour, the little boy said, 'Nothing, I just helped him cry'.

Now, how do you feel? Personally, I think that love comprises of 4 circumstances. First, FATE. Second, FEEL. Third, CHOICE. Fourth, COMMITMENT. For the loved ones to be together, they must first have met each other, know each other and bond relationship with them. This is by fate that we know the people we know now. Even family, it is fated that to which family we are born to. Then, when you know someone, you must have different kinds of feelings toward different people. That is when you develop the feel of like or dislike, or strong affection and admiration for certain people. When you have this feel, it is the time when you make choices. To choose whether are you going to live together with them, be committed to them, sacrifice for them and love endlessly. However, choices sometimes not only depend on the individuals but also other parties. When a decision has been made, then those who made it must be responsible for it. They must be committed to the person they have chosen, to the relationship they have engaged in. Never to let that person down.


Love is simple as it seen but is hard as it applied. You may say you love that someone now, but the next day you might even turn your back on that person. This is not love. This is so called the "fake love" which mostly everyone has mistaken for it as LOVE nowadays.


Love is a powerful force. Never underestimate it. And don't play with it. When you say you love someone, MEAN IT! Don't just simply say for fun. It is very disrespect of you to those who are appreciative of the meaning of love.

What is love to you?