Is love the same as affection?
Can there be love without affection?
What is affection without love?
Is it a form of lust?
Can affection be a subset of love?
Or rather love is a subset of affection?

The more I try to de-confuse myself, the more confused I get.
I admit that I dig affection but it's not a pleasure seeking sort of thing.
I am guilty to the highest degree for wanting no-strings attached affection yet
I can't override my schematic thoughts that affection without love is unacceptable.

Decided to ask someone

n-g says:what's da diff between love and affection
yet~! says:love, you will do anything for that person (1)
yet~! says:affection, just a display of emotions....which can be faked (2)

Okay.
Let's forget about (1) because it's one of the most severe problems affecting millions and millions of people all over the world. High chronicity and recurrence rate. Severe stupidity can be expected and significant mortality rates are often associated with it. Artificial intelligence has no place in circumstances like this.

Lets limit (2) to non maternal/familial affection.
He might not be having that sort of affection as he claimed to be since affection can be faked and exploited, with reference to (2).
Hence, he can have some hidden agendas for all I know.Affection is superficial.
To get that affection, I was superficial, am superficial and still will be superficial.
Why am I complaining?
I was the one who started all this shit to begin with.
I mean if the affection makes me happy, then I should enjoy it by all means. No?

But the issue here lies with the fact that I am so afraid that the affection would turn into feelings which cannot be reciprocated.
Things will get really ugly if anyone gets burnt, it doesnt matter who, be it the one to hurt or be hurt.
We are humans afterall and we can't control our actions and emotions at times.
I don't want to hurt, but I dont want to be hurt either.
There's a price for everything in life, guess we should prepare ourselves in paying for that price.
Worth it or not, we will know someday...by then it might be too late

I miss your 美琳, 我想念你.

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