LOVE
What do we talk about when we talk about love? Home reading: “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” by Raymond Carver
What is Love? • any object of warm affection or devotion – theater was her first love • a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction – their love left them indifferent to their surroundings – she was his first love • a strong positive emotion of regard and affection – his love for his work – children need a lot of love • • a beloved person; used as terms of endearment a score of zero in tennis or squash – it was 40 love • • have sexual intercourse with have a great affection or liking for – I love French food – She loves her boss and works hard for him • be enamored or in love with – She loves her husband deeply • get pleasure from – I love cooking
Love Synonyms Affection Appreciation Devotion Emotion Fondness Friendship Infatuation Lust * http: //thesaurus. com/browse/love Passion Respect Attachment Amour Crush Enjoyment Flame Devotedness … and many more
Your arguments Skeptics vs. Hippies
Idioms The love of my life in ll’s fair A d love an war l wil e Lov d a fin y wa Love is blind A face only a mother could love Love makes the world goes round Pu Absence makes the heart grow fonder pp y Love-Hate relationship lov e Mak love e not war
The love of my life The person one wants to spend the rest of their life with and cannot imagine being without e. g. George and Gracie Burns were completely devoted to each other. Gracie was the love of George’s life and he eternally missed her. • Love is blind Love can give the ability to overlook another’s faults. e. g. Frankie’s eyes were crossed and she had bowed legs, but Bubba never saw it: Love is blind. • A face only a mother could love A mother’s love doesn’t care if the face of the child is beautiful or hideous. e. g. My favorite boxer has a face only a mother could love. • All’s fair in love and war Supposedly in war and matters of the heart, the ends justify the means. There are few rules. e. g. Bob sent Betty flowers even though she is dating Bill. All’s fair in love and war. • Love makes the world go round Love is so much better when we are all nice to each other. e. g. I wish the nations would stop fighting; it’s love that makes the world go round. •
• Love-hate relationship This can refer to a relationship where emotion is gone, yet the pair remains together. It can also speak of a non-romantic relation with a pair who can fight like cats and dogs but genuinely care for each other. e. g. Wow, that Laurie and Joe, they can sure go at it. I sometimes wonder if there is a love-hate relationship. • Make love not war This means precisely what it says. e. g. Stop fighting you three! Make love not war. • Puppy love Love between young people, usually teenagers, and not usually taken seriously. e. g. Oh, how cute, look at those two: could this be a puppy love? • Love will find a way This refers to the indomitable spirit of love and it is similar to the idiom “love conquers all”. • Absence makes the heart grow fonder It states that when two are parted from each other, their feelings toward each other may grow. This might also hint that negative aspects may fade from the lovers’ minds, a line of thought that has fathered other idioms that are increasingly less endearing, such as “familiarity breeds contempt” and “if you promise to go away, I promise to miss you”.
Love Stats • What is the percent of single people who found their relationship at a bar? • What is the percent of people who date someone at least 5 years younger?
• How much time is needed to make the first impression on a woman/man?
• What kind of men do women like? • What kind of women do men like?
• What’s more important on the first date? • Do many people use online dating services?
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Will love save the world? Please send your ideas to Kateryna. Korolenko@ua. ey. com
Thank you! Much love!
