Thread:Mesektet/@comment-27729149-20151002041329/@comment-3581997-20160118101554

It's not a put-down toward emotion it is a base fact. Love is a euphoric feeling that comes from deep contentment for a particular someone else. Indulging that feeling is the same as eating or touching one-self, though in a different way of course. It is why some people claim to be hungry for love. You do not need love to survive and it is not a base instinct imposed by genetics. It is a feeling of contentment one becomes dependent on, it is entirely indulged for personal satisfaction.

Most people also pair it with empathy, which is not a selfish emotion. That is the concern for others, there is no emotional pay off for that. A sociopath won't feel the empathy part but they will feel love.

Example: Eric Cartman loves his mother. He really doesn't care (most of the time, depending on the writing) how his mother feels but she makes him feel good. That is an example of love without empathy. Whether it is romantic, paternal or fraternal, love is about self-satisfaction in it's base form. That is why sociopaths can still feel it.