Does age truley affect the ability to "love"? In life, whether you are 8, 10, or even 18. There will always be an older parental figure to tell you that you are "too young to know what love is". This is were my question comes in. Can a persons age honestly affect their ability to comprehend the meaning of love? My out look on this is that, age plays no role in the ability to understand love. With maturity and emotional intellect comes the ability to realize what true love is. Also, the ability to spot the difference between loves. Ie. First love, true love, love like you feel for family, love for a friend..etc.