What Is Love? How We Define, Feel, and Sometimes Suffer It
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PLEASE NOTE: Discussion is on 3:00 PM IST, 11th October 2026
What Is Love? How We Define, Feel, and Sometimes Suffer It
An open, honest conversation about the one word we all use and few of us can actually define.
We use the word "love" for a parent, a partner, a pet, a habit we can't quit. But what do we actually mean by it? Is it a feeling, a choice, a chemical accident, a decision we keep making? And why does something that's supposed to feel like home sometimes feel like the thing we can't escape?
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### We'll explore
- How do you personally define love — and has that definition changed with time or heartbreak?
- Is love something we feel, or something we practice and choose daily?
- Where's the line between deep attachment and dependency — and do we always know when we've crossed it?
- Why do some of our most loving relationships also carry the most pain?
- Has culture — films, social media, self-help language — shaped how we expect love to look and feel?
- Can love be unconditional, or does every love quietly run on conditions we rarely admit to?
### What this is
This is a 1.5-hour interactive discussion on Google Meet — not a lecture, panel, or relationship-advice session. Everyone brings their own understanding and experience of love to the table, and the conversation is shaped by what the group wants to explore.
### Who should attend
- Anyone who's ever tried to explain what love means to them and struggled to find the words
- Those reflecting on a relationship — past or present — that made them question what love actually is
- Students of psychology, philosophy, or human behaviour curious about how we form emotional bonds
- People who've experienced love that felt more like dependency, and want to make sense of it
- Anyone who simply enjoys honest, unguarded conversation about the things that matter most
### Why attend
Come with your own definition of love — and leave having heard five others that might change it. It's a rare space to talk about love without judgment, performance, or easy answers.