an abstract concept, love usually refers to a deep,
ineffable feeling of tenderly caring for another
person. Even this limited conception of love,
however, encompasses a wealth of different
feelings, from the passionate desire and intimacy
of romantic love to the nonsexual emotional
closeness of familial and platonic love to the
profound oneness or devotion of religious love.
Love in its various forms acts as a major
facilitator of interpersonal relationship and, owing
to its central psychological importance, is one of
the most common themes in the creative art