The razor of love
There is a priciple in science called "Occam's Razor", it states:
"Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate" [Eng trans. "Plurality should not be posited without necessity.]
In a more general sense it is a process which leaves only the hypotheses which assume the least. Applied to love, specifically the love I feel for my girlfriend, it gets a bit complicated.
According to Occam's Razor I must choose the simplest explanations for the feelings I experience for Amber. So far, I have these few:
- I love her because she loves me. (1 assumption; "Amber loves me")
- I love her because I can see myself with her for a very long time. (2 assumptions; "I will live a long time" and "We will always be together")
- I love her because she would make a wonderful mother. (3 assumptions; "I am able to create a child", "Amber is able to create a child", "Amber wants to have a child")
- I love her because consider her a beautiful person. (0 assumptions)
So I guess there it is, putting my piercingly logical mind to the conumdrum of my love of Amber, I come to this answer.
I love Amber because I consider her a beautiful person.