Brisket on Nostr: For most of my life I've felt uncomfortable using the word love. As a man, it felt ...
For most of my life I've felt uncomfortable using the word love.
As a man, it felt feminine & was often used as a tool of manipulation. It felt safer just to avoid the word entirely.
It wasn't until I was exposed to the concept of unconditional love (Agape) did it all start making sense.
The ancient Greeks had 7 or 8 words that were all translated into love in English. Here's the 4 relevant ones:
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