Talk:Broken heart

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1 References
2 Heartbreak
3 all opinion
4 This article is alright
5 Animals/humans
6 Removed prod
7 Keep

[edit] References

This page needs references, or site where this information was aquired from. Otherwise it's just someone's opinion. Thanx :) Lordofchaosiori 17:17, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

RESPONSE :

It began as someone's opinion, and judging by the editing that it has been subject to - quite a correct opinion. However, editing has taken place, thus making this article not one person's opinion, but the opinion of those who edit it. Hence, the article named 'broken heart' requires no reference as all information is correct, and it has proved popular with other users of www.wikipedia.org.

thank you - Skip x

Hurrah! lol. Lordofchaosiori 23:08, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Heartbreak

This article should really be called Heartbreak. Does anyone have any objections? Satchfan 08:54, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

What's wrong with 'broken heart'?

[edit] all opinion

this article sounds like it's all just 100% opinion. one of the worst articles i've read on wikipedia.

I randomly wandered into this page after a painful break up. Thanks for the commiseration Wikipedia. --Doom Music 20:22, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

That's what I said! Lordofchaosiori 05:02, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree, this is a horrid article and definitely needs cleanup. I just wish I could contribute something to it myself. This article will most likely end up being deleted in the near future. StealthHit06 03:30, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

I would suggest that it be redirected to Broken heart (disambiguation), which should include pointers to Grief as well as Stress cardiomyopathy. Any useful content here could be merged into Grief, which is a much more encyclopedic treatment of the topic. Alternatively, the disambiguation page could be moved to Broken heart, although that would require admin intervention. -- Visviva 03:41, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Support - I support your proposal, otherwise this article should just be re-written.Code E 20:41, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] This article is alright

Whats wrong with this article? It's obvious that its an emotion felt by alot of people as real as emotions like 'I feel hungry' and anger. Just because you havent felt it doesnt mean its not true. I'm sure alot of people havent felt shit like anger and other emotions like that, but you do not dispute their existance. 140.159.2.31 01:59, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

The symptoms bit lets the article down. 81.153.12.85 12:00, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Animals/humans

Many animals are reported to not suffer from any feelings of heartache or loss in that general emotional way. Yet it is widely reported and known that many humans do. I believe that this has something to do with our diminished sex drive when compared to animals. Animals basically live their lives to pass on their seed, however humans, while subconsciously living their lives for the same reason, rely on another thing to justify this sex drive. It takes many many years for a child to be able to stand no its own two feet and make its own mark in the world, and I believe that the need to love and be loved by the one who we want to pass our seed onto is because we need to trust the other person enough to stay with us while we raise the child. Thus, the feeling of love can be explained as evolution, where we want our children, our genetics to be safe with two parents. This way, we can watch over our physical exertion and raise it in the manner we see fit. I'm a 20 year old from Australia named Leigh Barlow and this is all very crude and rudimentary theories, but I hope I have shed some philosophical light on the subject of love and heart ache. 140.159.2.31 02:07, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removed prod

I removed the prod. I was thinking of just making this a redirect to suicide instead, but I think the concept really does deserve fuller treatment. If it is put an AfD please consider whether a redirect to a subsection of suicide covering this topic is believed appropriate.--<font face="coronet" color="#9966FF" size=3>Birgitte</font><font face="coronet" color="#CC99CC" size=3>SB</font> 17:38, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Keep

This is a notable and unique experience in the sum of humanity, both in life and literature. The topic might only seem unworthy of seperation because it has hardly been covered in this article.