Is it possible to love more than one?

United States
October 8, 2010 12:37am CST
I think it is possible. But I think it also depends on what kind of love you are talking about. I think when it comes to love for our friends and families it is very normal to love more than one person. As far as romantic love goes, I would wonder if there would be one that is loved more than the other, or if you could genuinely love two people equally. I know this is an odd question. But there have been many cases where I have been interested in more than one man, and just couldn't decide between the two, and so I ended up walking away from the both of them. Many times I have wondered what it would have been like if we lived in a society where people were able to accept a relationship involving three people. I should've been a hippy.
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@paulybg (126)
• China
8 Oct 10
I think you may love more than one, but you would always have only one guy you love most. Just sometimes we could not realise who is the one we love most. Just my opinion.
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• United States
9 Oct 10
My biggest fear would certainly be that I would love one more than the other, and the the other would be jealous. That could cause all kinds of problems.
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@ajithlal (14716)
• India
9 Oct 10
I also think we should love only one person at a time. We gave love to more people we will never get love from other people.
• Portugal
8 Oct 10
ahah a hippy?^^ well no what you feel is normal^^ me too i was undecided between two guys before^^ one was always making me laugh, we talked pretty much everyday,we sang together, we talked for hours and i fell for him^^ then was a guy that was always there for me waiting me to love him^^ but i couldnt love him really. even he was so sweet and so caring. so i loved the first time and he said he loves me first and i said i love him too and i was too happy^^ since that one day he said that he started to like other girl bcs i lived far from him and that girl was near and he started to have feelings for her. sure it hurt me much bcs he said he loved me and at same time loved that girl. even we were not lovers was still hurt bcs he asked me to wait him. anyway after few days he said that that girl was only a infatutation and loved me. so i decided to accept be his gf bcs loved him^^ but sure was still a bit hurt. that second guy i told you he was always comforting and being sweet^^ so then i started to have probs with guy i chose we broke up first day we started bcs he turnt his back to me and just after two days we have a good conversation. so then we were trying to solve things but he always turnt his back, said i loved many guys, and said i wasnt proud of him.. and just made me sad and cry. so i started to have feelings for my friend but still had feelings for the other one. so i didnt know what to do. if should be gf again of the other guy or accept my friend. i thought that the other guy would keep hurting me bcs always was doing that and i decided to choose my friend that i fell those days^^ and with whom i could be happy without be sad and cry. and that was so sweet^^
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• United States
9 Oct 10
Sounds like a vary confusing situation. Isn't it weird how we have a harder time falling for the super sweet ones? I think maybe it's because we assume they are going to be there no matter what, so we don't feel the kind of desire that we feel for the ones that aren't as attentive. It's really sad when you think about it, because in the end, it's usually the super sweet one that you end up thinking about most if they ever leave.
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@Qaeyious (2357)
• United States
8 Oct 10
That's English for you, where you can love your mother, father, brother, sister, friend and best friend, and mashed potatoes with peas. And your dog. Or cat. Or horse. Not that you want to have physical relations with any of them - Being your typical unattached human male, I have no problem with physical relations with more than one, since I'm not attached to any of the religious dogma that specifies only one per person. Other persons are and there's nothing we can do about that except either change their minds, or find others whose minds are already changed.
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• United States
9 Oct 10
I always like your answers. It's hard to find people that won't be jealous. Which really sucks. It's also pointless to try to cultivate any sort of friend-type love with someone that is attracted to you. Eventually the true feeling will come to the surface.
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@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
8 Oct 10
It is very possible, I agree, since love comes in different forms.
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@ajithlal (14716)
• India
20 Dec 10
Well try to meet the person and try to decrease the distance in order to make love happen.
• United States
9 Oct 10
It's so musch easier when thinking about family and friends isn't it?
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• United States
8 Oct 10
Interesting, I have been in such situation and tried to weigh out the pros and cons between the two. Like you I walked away from both. As for living in a society if where we can love or be involved by three's it does happen and not accepted by many..
@ajithlal (14716)
• India
4 Feb 12
I also think that in the society it does not happen and is not accepted.
• United States
9 Oct 10
Tell me about it. Jealousy rears it's ugly head. I think a lot of the time it happens for the wrong reasons. But that's being a little judgmental of me.
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• Philippines
9 Oct 10
i agree base on my own experience in life, sometimes you feel you are so wrong but it feels so right,you want to be true to your self,but you have already obligations that need to look forward,it is normal to all of us in this generation i think?there are some reasons i think why this things happen, takecare see you here again in my lot friend
@ajithlal (14716)
• India
12 Feb 12
I think most times it is attraction that comes more than the love in the life.
• United States
9 Oct 10
I think it is natural for a woman to be attracted to both a dominant and a submissive male... I think it would bring a woman complete joy to have both in her life.
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• Philippines
10 Oct 10
agree this is a new generation now,, we are now free to express our true wants in life,,
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@ajithlal (14716)
• India
9 Oct 10
I do not think it is possible to love more than person at a time. We can have affection and attraction to lots of people, but we really love one person at a time. Most times we mistakes infatuation as real love. I think most people gets attracted lots of time, but the real love comes only once in a while.
• United States
12 Feb 12
True.. there's is definitely a difference between infatuation and love. Getting the two mixed up can be devastating for everyone involved.
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@ajithlal (14716)
• India
17 Apr 12
I also think lots of people mixes infatuation with love in their life.
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
9 Oct 10
I wonder how it really feels to be torn between two loves. I surely might feel so pretty! Anyway, well this is a hard one, zions, because sometimes, the number of relationships you can have at one time is also dictated by culture. Some people also are not bounded by religious beliefs so they feel free to be in more than one relationships. For me however, it is possible to have strong feelings for not just one person. But I don't think I could marry more than one guy. It's just too much responsibility.
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• United States
9 Oct 10
I think it would be best if there was only one marriage. That way there would be no argument about the last name. I think the situation would work best if there was an understanding that one man was dominant in the relationship. Then there wouldn't be as much jealousy involved.
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@anurag3786 (6267)
• India
9 Oct 10
I believe in love but I think it only happen once in our life. And it is not possible to love more than one person. I think love is a sacred feeling of hearts and always feel by hearts so true love only can happen once not again and again. Because I also feel this once. But now my love is not with me. But I love her always. So I think for me it is only once.
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• United States
9 Oct 10
Well.. only time will tell. But I think it is possible to love more than once personally. Perhaps for completely different reasons.
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@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
14 Oct 10
Hi hippy-zionsphere. There was a time when I asked myself that same question. About women, and not men of course. That was when I was young-er. To live in a society where that would be the norm. Because I thought that if that were the case, I would be one who would be emotionally capable of doing it, of loving more than one person. But nowadays I don't think so anymore. Just too much reality I guess.
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• United States
12 Feb 12
I think that's everyone problem.. lol! too much reality! I guess maybe I'm over looking something here. It's not really whether or not it's, possible.. it's really about whether or not everyone could be happy doing it. In reality? We are petty, jealous creatures by nature... so probably not.
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• India
10 Jan 11
I am a one woman man, i was married 45 years ago, it was an arranged marriage by my late parents, there was no premarial love affairs nor after marriage, we are a very very happy couple.. Well i know women/men those have multiple relationships, many are not happy, it is like putting legs on 2 boats at the same time, and you know the result lol.. Thank you so much for sharing. Professor ‘Bhuwan’. . Cheers have a lucky day ahead.
• United States
10 Jan 11
Congratulations on having a successful arranged marriage. Yes, putting your legs on two boats wouldn't be good.. umm... ouch?