# love (emotional)

a care that persists between people and is good

- Computed level: L8 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: emergence  ·  Arena: love.emotional

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [care](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-care.emotional), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [need](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-need.psychological), [good](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-good.moral), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social)

**Through:** care and need persist together between people and make good

**Novel properties:**
- mutual enduring regard
- morally valenced bond
- shared emotional continuity

## Examples
- In Kibbutz Nahal Oz, members shared childcare and meals for decades despite regional conflicts. *(institutions)*
- Fred Rogers spoke to each viewer of 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' as a unique person for 33 years. *(media)*
- After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, volunteers in Ishinomaki delivered food to isolated elders daily for months. *(disaster_response)*

## Used by
- [gay](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-gay.sexual) (L15)
- [lesbian](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-lesbian.sexual) (L16)
- [worship](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-worship.emotional) (L15)

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