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I claim that the condition of human beings in love is fundamentally absurd What do I mean by this?

In normal language, something is usually called absurd because it is lacking its proper proportions. For instance, an ugly man is absurd in wanting a supermodel as his girlfriend.
Man wants meaning from the loved one, a unity and an order of values in existence. This want is completely out of proportion in a godless and meaningless world that ends inevitably in death. The universe is silent and indifferent. This relation between the human feeling and the world is the Absurd.

The "man in absurd love“ - the man who is periodically conscious of the ultimate futility of love. This notion directly opposes the idea of faith which is characteristic of most religions.

The search for true love is futile, as the modes of feeling are constantly changing due to fluctuation of their axioms, which may be manifest as a consistent set of sentiments directly conflicting with those once thought irrefutable. A person in love is the ultimate absurd hero.

As Sisyphus's, the human being in love ceaseless and pointless toil is the ultimate metaphor for modern lives spent working at futile jobs in factories and offices.
"The workman of today works every day in his life at the same tasks, and this fate is no less absurd. But it is tragic only at the rare moments when it becomes conscious."(Albert Camus)

Description
I claim that the condition of human beings in love is fundamentally absurd What do I mean by this?

In normal language, something is usually called absurd because it is lacking its proper proportions. For instance, an ugly man is absurd in wanting a supermodel as his girlfriend.
Man wants meaning from the loved one, a unity and an order of values in existence. This want is completely out of proportion in a godless and meaningless world that ends inevitably in death. The universe is silent and indifferent. This relation between the human feeling and the world is the Absurd.

The "man in absurd love“ - the man who is periodically conscious of the ultimate futility of love. This notion directly opposes the idea of faith which is characteristic of most religions.

The search for true love is futile, as the modes of feeling are constantly changing due to fluctuation of their axioms, which may be manifest as a consistent set of sentiments directly conflicting with those once thought irrefutable. A person in love is the ultimate absurd hero.

As Sisyphus's, the human being in love ceaseless and pointless toil is the ultimate metaphor for modern lives spent working at futile jobs in factories and offices.
"The workman of today works every day in his life at the same tasks, and this fate is no less absurd. But it is tragic only at the rare moments when it becomes conscious."(Albert Camus)