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Can a child fall in love?

michel

Administrator Emeritus
Staff member
orichalcum said:
Talking about pre-teens here, do you think a child has the ability and maturity to really fallin love?
Aparently, according to my Mum, I was 6 When I fell head over heels in love with a five year old called Nina Leemans - I still remember her name. I apparently embarassed everyone around by following her everywhere with adoring eyes.........:D
 

Ryan2065

Well-Known Member
If a child can love his or her parents, they can love another human. It might not be a romantic love due to the age, but they can still fall in love. The problem is both kids have so much more growing up to do, they might be completly different people when they grow up and not really like each other then.
 

Original Freak

I am the ORIGINAL Freak
When I was 6 apparantly I was engaged to another 6 year old named Denis Woodfine. I actually remember my first kiss (with her) and sitting in a darkened room, cuddling on the couch and watching old Mickey mouse cartoons.

Yes I think they can fall in love, but it has no lust or sexual aspect to it. Completely innocent and pure love, which can only come from kids.
 

huajiro

Well-Known Member
I don't think age matters as much as maturity and really understanding what love is. I believe most people lack that understanding.
 

Original Freak

I am the ORIGINAL Freak
Druidus said:
Good post!
agreed....but that raises the question...Can you be in love without understand what it is? I believe so. But then without understanding it can also be mistaken.
 

Druidus

Keeper of the Grove
OF, as a child, I don't think we really think about the comples issues involved in love, or even call it love. We just feel better when around someone else, we feel an attraction not there for our other friends.
 

Terrywoodenpic

Oldest Heretic
I think children are born in love with their mothers.
In time they learn to share love with others.

Terry
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Amen! Truly I say to you: Gather in my name. I am with you.
 

kreeden

Virus of the Mind
orichalcum said:
Talking about pre-teens here, do you think a child has the ability and maturity to really fallin love?
Love knows no age . However , being mature enough to seperate wants , desires , and emotions from Love is another matter .
 

Stormygale

Member
Children can love as children do.
True love takes a certain degree of sexuality.
Children do not have this.
Children do not understand the fashion of depending on someone in a serious-love way.
Love is so much deeper than just a child saying I love you.
It takes maturity to a certain degree.
Children need to be children and not in 'grown-up love' relationships.
 

Aqualung

Tasty
I don't think a child can "fall" in love. I, in my own mind, make a huge distinction betwixt falling in love and just being in love. Being in love is what every child does with people that they trust, which is quite a few people, for the most part. Children can love whole-heartedly whoever they trust and accept, but I think that to "fall in love" takes both an understanding of love and oflust etc. It also takes an higher understanding because to "fall" in love and not just love completely means that you understand that the other person may not be completely trust worthy, and may have thier own faults, but you can still love them, and I don't think a child can make that sort of determination.
 

Original Freak

I am the ORIGINAL Freak
Stormygale said:
Children can love as children do.
True love takes a certain degree of sexuality.
Children do not have this.
Children do not understand the fashion of depending on someone in a serious-love way.
Love is so much deeper than just a child saying I love you.
It takes maturity to a certain degree.
Children need to be children and not in 'grown-up love' relationships.
Do you only associate love with that of a spouse?

I love my kids, there is no sexuality involved. I love my mother, no sex or lust there. I love my friends and trust them with all my heart, no sexual attraction to those guys. I think there is more than one type and/or level of love.
 
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