LOVE is very different from LIKE.

To like is not to love. liking can get in the way.When we like someone it is to put our liking first and then make allowances that are not wise for fear of hurting a relationship.In a book that I read they defines love as "the will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing ones own or another's spiritual growth'.Love is a deliberate choice and involves effort:an attitude of mind translated into action physical, mental or spiritual,, or a combination of any of the three.