what is "love"

such a fuzzy concept.

and it is certainly a very heavy topic. i don't intent to expand on it except to say that it is how you define it and the context where this concept is applied - whether it is between lovers, between friends, between family members, etc. 

but all things being equal, and taking away all the elements of lust (which certainly does not apply to some context e.g. family members), love distils to the sense of responsibility to another, to care, to be concern about and to be respectful to the person concerned.

this is how i have come to equate the concept of "love" over time. there is nothing lustful about it. and regrettably, many equate love with sex, with desire, with passion... etc - most of which is more related to lust than love. 

:-)