What Is Love
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There's some quality of love I am learning from my dog.

I think it's love. I'm pretty sure it is.

I  feel  genuine  affection  for   him.  I  feel  responsibility  and
obligation for  him. I worry for  his well being. I  would (and have)
spend great  resources to ensure his  health and well being.  I would
welcome physical harm to my body in order to protect him if I had to.

But I don't *like*  this dog. He stresses me out  and is often poorly
behaved, and causes physical stress in my body when he suddenly barks
for no reason and scares me, which is all the time.

I don't resent the dog. Like I  said, I feel affection for him. But I
can imagine how one might grow to resent something which they love.