I was posting on a topic about falling in love, and as i was in the middle of my on going "to be post", a question popped up in my head. so after finishing my post i decided to make this topic.

i am a person that thinks that i am feeling love right now, and that loving is a very complicated way to express. that feeling love gives and bring out a lot of emotions from the person experiencing it. that love is expressed by others in many different way, and that others have different thoughts about love and how to know if they are feeling it.

because i am feeling love, i had been to happiness as well as sadness, pleasure as well as pain and many more. (that's what i believe). because i do believe that if you feel love, not only that one thing is present, there would be a lot more to come. like two sides in a coin. or positive and negative.

but my question is, when you feel those emotions, have you ever thought what part of you is to blame for that emotion? some people think that its your heart for feeling love or any of that emotion you are feeling, but some people thinks that it is the brain, for it is doing the decision making. do you really believe that the heart has something to do to it? or is it your brain all along. and that the thought of the heart being part of feeling is a fraud...

as for me, personally, i do think that my heart has something to do with everything i do. because most of the time, what i do is like... "follow your heart"... haha... yeah cheezy. but that's what i believe. i dont really think that my hearts job only to pump blood throughout my body, hehe, yeah its so important for you cant survive without it. but that's not what i meant. i do believe that my heart is making it possible for me to feel, happiness, love, joy, bliss, pain, sadness, anger and a lot more. that my heart is more capable than just pumping blood.

so guys, i do want to hear your opinion about this. i would appreciate it if you'd share your thoughts with me or us. hehe. XD

Ah! Love, the sweetest and the most beautiful thing on this planet!! (I am not joking)

Hmmm..... interesting question. Well, i think that technically the heart has nothing to do with these emotions and feelings. I think that the heart only does the pumping. (Of blood i mean!! hehe!!) These emotions of love and affection are definitely triggered by your brain. As these are types of psychological responses. I think that when we see some person who appeals to us or to whom we are attracted to or in other words have a crush or are in love with, the brain recognizes this person and sends some particular signals which triggers these feelings. And some fluids or something like that are also released (Maybe the same fluids which are released when we are happy or something). Now i am not a brain surgeon or anything so i don't know the technical terms for it, sorry! But i think that this is the main technical reason for it.

The feelings will differ on the basis of various situations and is also reflected partly upon by your mood or the state of the mind at that time. And when in love the person tends to become strangely paranoid about their relationship, and so the person has so many mood swings! Sometimes the person may feel elated whereas at some other time he/she may feel very depressed about something. You start to worry a lot about the relationship. The control on this form of paranoia varies from person to person. So some people might not be so affected whereas some are deeply affected by these things and are constantly worrying about it.

Matters about love and affection has long been related to the human heart (for a reason i don't know about yet!) But in reality the heart plays no part in these things. It just keeps on pumping blood as always! Only thing is, it starts to beat faster and pump blood faster during these situations only because the brain tells it to do so. I don't know why but maybe because of the questions that keep popping up in our minds during those situations! But this also differs from person to person. As some people are more confident and know exactly what to do and how and when to do it. But some people are plain confused!!

But i think it is better that the matters of love are related to the heart as it sounds more poetic like. I mean just imagine... "OMG!! That girl is so cute!! I think i am in love!! My brain is sending signals to me!!" Or "My brain has started it's processes!! I am surely in love!!" Or "My brain is beating so fast now!! It most definitely is love!!"

And in the case of pain etc.........

"You jerk!! Get out of my sight right now!! I don't ever want to see you again! You have broken my brain!"
Or (I heard this dialogue in the movie F&F pt 1) "Vin Diesel(Dominic Torreto) to Paul Walker(Brian 'O Conner/Earl Speilner): "You break her brain(Original word was 'heart'), i'll break your neck!!"

So?? Need anymore e.g?! I have lots!!

That is why i think that these things are related to the heart because of its poetic effect. But in reality it is only the brain which gives us those feelings.

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So, fall in love everyone!! It's a beautiful feeling. But once you do, never ever let it slip out of your hands or you may lose it forever. It is a precious thing, more valuable than the most expensive thing on this planet. Love can only be lost if you let it slip out of your hands. So hold on to it whenever you find it, whereever you find it, however you find it and in whatever form you find it.


Love is forever............... till eternity and beyond...............


Warmest regards,
The Firestorm
(Merry Christmas to you and all who read this!!^_^)

I'm no brain surgeon either but I think FirestormII has a valid point, as far as I know and learned from grade 9 Biology the only thing our heart really does is pump blood to out organs so that they have sufficient blood to run and do their separate tasks!

Our Brain is the one doing all the thinking and falling in love things, but when we fall in love out brain sends out signals to out hearts and tell it to pump faster and thus we feel as if our heart is the one responsible for the felling of love do we ever think about out brain really being the control center of our bodies no we really do not think about it.

In the end I think out brains are the culprits for the actually feelings and sends out responce signals for us to react to the emotion of love. The sad thing is when we are feeling alone and unloved or the person you loved leaves you how your heart really feels like it is ripping in two and you can actually feel pain inside there that makes one really think as to how powerful a human brain can be to actually make it feel like one's heart is being ripped in two.

Yeah the brain is the culprit in the end.

Well now I will be very short because I am exhausted(I feel ill somehow so I can't sleep,the 2nd night when I don't sleep...so if you see irelevant parts its because I don't see too well what I am writing) anyway my point of view is that when its about love brain and heart are connected.And why not to think that our heart doesn't have naything to say when its about all the types of feelings from my point of view our heart doesn't only pump blood to out organs..the idea is that when you are in love or hate someoen you feel it,yeah we could say that our blood boils but that doesn't mean that its only because of the role of heart into the human body.
They say love is blind and I kinda believe this idea,and my explanation at it could be that honestly when you fall madly in love with someone you simply can't think straight,you see that person as perfect and you want the others to see him/her the same way as you do because you are proud to have him/her around,you act strangey and so on so where is the brain,actually where is the thinking in all these...for example when you can't even utter a word!
Anyway as a last point of view I think one should love also with the heart but also with the brain,I mean a person shouldn't be blind when its about love!
I don't really see some movies sentences as examples...I talk from my own experience.
Okay now I ocudl put in discussion a very unpleasent fact why do people suicide when they have a broken heart...the idea is if they would use their brains there they will still do that?Why do some loose completly control...I don't think the brain is always the culprit,sure its role in the body is of maximum importance but so the role of the heart.Whenever I was in love maybe if I used more my brain things would have been different...anyway the idea is that we can't know exactly and there are some things where more person can give pro and contra opinions so that in my point of view means that that thing can't really be explained,I think its a matter of how everyone views things!
Merry Christmas!

If you are to be literal, the heart has little effect on the emotion on love, as I recall, the emotion of love comes from the hypothalamus (which is a part of the brain).

But, yes, indeed the 'heart' is perhaps the root. It all probably starts when your heart beats when you see that special someone, then the mind may follow; reasoning may direct the thought that the person you're in love with is an ideal partner.

Merry Christmas, BTW. :D

Is this a forum were you have to give a really long answer?
Heart over brain for me

Wow everything here is so cheem ( complicated )! ok biologically it's the brain but have you ever thought of what causes the brain to react this way? well in my opinion it's still the heart above everything. actually it's technically the brain but ok mainly we refer to the brain for the mental stuff ( yea like studying etc ) & then the heart is used for the emotional stuff ( feelings etc ). yup that's why sudden emotional shock can result in a heart attack ( of course other factors included but emotional shock triggers it ) & mental stress increases the chances of a stroke. yup but im no expert here so dont take my word for it.

merry christmas people!

I enjoy reading you posts guys, i agree to your points on biology and about how our brain works. and relating things with science, there are a lot of explanations.

i remember my friends telling me something about how superior our brain is over our heart that i should not let my heart lead the way. this is what they told me "the reason why our brain is placed on top above all organs is that, the brain controls everything, and that all under it are just its followers. so never let your heart go higher than your brain, because it will cause chaos in your life."

hahaha, and firestorm is right, it would be so odd if you try to be romantic and use the word "brain", instead of "heart". but still, hehe, i cant believe that its all my brains doing (argg! im torn into pieces...). i know im being foolish in my life, letting my heart rule over my brain. or is it that, the other side of my brain is working to go against the opposite side, telling me not to follow the other.

For my simple logical way of explanation, it's working like this :
IF i see someone, my brain will thinks "is this the one that i've been waiting for?" ... and then it will check with my heart. if my heart respond in some strange ... way >_<; then my brain will take the decision that person is the one i'm waiting. in other words, my brain will be the one that taking decision. but my heart is the one that give the parameter for my brain

The brain and the heart go hand-in-hand. They're the two most important organs in our body, next to the secondaries, the lungs and the liver. You need to think with your brain to make out the positives and negatives of the person you love, figure out if they're compatible with your abilities and interests, and tell that you're really loving this person for who they really are.

The heart is just an expression of motion, a reaction to the brain's discovery. If it is intrigued, the heart will beat of fluttery feelings like nervousness, tension, and pleasure, for without the brain, the heart wouldn't do anything (and since the brain is dependent on the heart and vice versa, biologically would consider the heart "dead").

The brain is our motherboard. Our heart is the registry (talking computer-wise). =3

The heart seems to be the pomp of your body that let blood flows ways in your body and the brain do the thinking part. You cant choose to life with your heart. Your brain shows the emotions, your actions etc. You simpely cant think with your heart. Maybe that is kinda black and white but that is the truth.

If you want to be kind or gentle, then you use your brain to show those emtions. Not your heart. It's that simpel.

The heart is the seat of emotion. The brain is the center of logic. So basicly to ask whether or not to live with your brain or your heart is to ask whether you value logic or emotions more. I'm an emotional sort of guy and tend to act on a 'gut feeling' most of the time. So for better or for worse, I tend to be a heart.

Letting your heart lead is a dangerous choice indeed. But the heart, as in science, would be a catalyst to begin reactions, your brain is there to either maintain the reaction, or clean up the mess. But in the end, there is only one thing based on the type of life that you want. Play it safe and let your brain think constantly and live in sterile and lifeless environs or let your heart lead and live with the mess. In stead of saying "it's your life", I prefer your choice, so choose well and think of the moment before you die and "ask your future self" if you lived well. Merry Xmas...

Umm..
This topic is really complicated, so many long answers, I'll also try to comment on it.
Okay.
I think when you're falling in love, you use your 'heart', but not heart that we usually use for pumping blood.
It's another heart, it's somewhere in our body, and I don't know where is it.
But I do believe that we're also using our brain, I mean, brain has something to do with our feelings. Brain gives us reasons.
For example, when you hate people, you think, this people do bad things to me, do this things,
do that things,... so brain, we realize it or not, giving us reason to love or to hate someone.
But brain isn't everything that control it. There's something. It's our heart. Our true heart ( Which I tell you once again, I don't know where ).
Sometimes we try our best to hate the person we love, to forget them.
We tell our brain to forget them, but we can't ( because usually brain recorded everything which can't be erase if you're not experiencing amnesia ),
but when we tell our brain to hate the person we love, we can't right?
So, well, the point is "heart" and brain working together.

I do agree with you Yuki-ne3Chan, "heart and brain, working together".

and about the heart that is somewhere inside us, yeah, its a good idea, and i love it.
a heart that is somewhere deep inside me, ehmm.. or us...(if you also believe that. hehe). the heart that tells and dictates me how to love and how to feel love in a way that my brain cant control. lol

a heart that understands what the other hearts say and express... thats how i see it.