love,what is it?

isn't love what we all desire?how could we live without loving and being loved?
amont the different expressions of love are friendships, dedication to a cause or to a person, the love of parents for their children,t he exclusice loce vetween a man and a woman united in marriage and the love with which we yearn for the absolute.
the first question isL what is it in a person, that causes us to be attracted towards him or her?
is it what he/she is able to give me money or social status or...
is it the beauty that i see in him or her or the pleasure that i experience or that we are able to share together?
is it the feeling i have because of his/ her attention?

what are u all thinking?my lotters, share ur opinions here.^^