So, what do you think is the difference between love, romance, and sex?

I am not sure how old you are or what experience you have in life, but here goes.

I believe Romance is something that comes (initially) from infatuation, but can be kept alive throughout a good relationship or marriage. Romance is the collective groups of things that someone does to show how they feel about you, what they want you to believe about yourself in relation to them. (For instance: a candelit dinner or a special note written and left for you when you least expect it).

Sex is just that.........sex. Lovemaking is something altogether different. There can be lust, eroticism and wonderful spiritual bonding with someone you love during love making. Sex is only a way to release YOUR desires and needs, and usually with no regard for the other person's level of enjoyment or satisfaction.

I believe Love is unconditional. I have only felt that kind of love (so far in my life and I am approaching mid-life) from my family (my parents and sisters). I want to be loved by someone who will accept me for who I am, (not perfect) but someone is willing to give a relationship 100%, not be unfaithful, but stay true to them and to us. True Love is something that you cannot live without!!! I am still hoping for that kind of love for myself and I hope that you find it too!

Love is something earthy and stable. It is that day-to-day experience of always acting with your lovers' best interests in mind, the drive to flourish and thrive together. This means accepting and celebrating change, and acting in a loving manner no matter how you might feel-- love is not about feeling at all. It's something that we do. It is the glue that holds two people together over time--the friendship on which the relationship is based.

Romance is a feeling, a delightful, heady, intoxicating feeling. It comes and goes with the passage of time, and may be maintained successfully with the right amount of effort. If life is a desert, and love is an oasis, then romance is the rain that occasionally pounds down upon the dry earth.

Sex is, well, just sex--gratification, release, whatever--but primarily selfish.

Lovemaking, I agree, is a completely different story. That's more about the other person and the expression and communication of the love than it is about ''getting off.'' With lovemaking, sex transcends the physical and becomes an act of spirituality.

That's what I think anyways.

wow....what eloquent words.....in a nut shell;

Sex=physical
Love=Emotional
Romance=Connecting the two.

Hows that for short and sweet

Well said all. The only thing I think of differently is that romance is not a feeling, but actions (giving flowers, kisses, and so on) that cause a feeling from the person being romanced.

Another good question along this same line is, what is the difference between love and lust. The answer is very much related to the posts above. Lust is an overwhelming feeling of desire, excitement, that tingley thing that makes your heart pump. This feeling cannot be sustained, so you either have it with lots of different people (each time it's new, but short lived), or sporadically with the same person (each time you get lucky enough for something to bring back that tingle for a bit).

Love is an undercurrent of deep feeling for a person, so that when that tingle has worn off, you still want to be with them more than anyone else, even more than someone who could bring you that brief tingle.

Love: it's when even in the middle of a disagreement you love that person (unconditional). Love is not always fair nor is it easy.

Romance: Romance is (i agree) actions. I personally couldn't be romantic without loving someone. Along with romance comes intimacy (into me you see).

Sex: Sex is physical. Depending on the person sex can mean different things. Sex can be purely for the physical pleasure. For others it's an expression of their love ( I call that making love).

Love: caring about a certian person to the point where you'd die for them


Romance: doing something for another person just to see them smile


Sex: the act of love (coin the phrase: "making love")