Why do people love their families?

Because their families usually gave them everything: nurtured them, took care of them during all the hard times, when they were alone, provided for them, gave them support, listened to their problems tried to help them up, fought for them, defende... read more

The same reasons as any other love between family members— it’s partly social, partly biological. When a mother is giving birth, and even for the father of the child, a release of hormones helps the new parents bond with the baby and fosters feelings of love and connection. read more

Perhaps loyalty and love can be seen, given, and received on a close and tangible level, whereas at a national and global level, skepticism rises and true tangibility fades. imo I've always found taking pride in sports teams, ones' nation of birth, political party, or really any other fabricated community, kind of silly. read more