You're all right in a sense but don't forget that what started all this 'adoration/courtly love/a mixture of both' was the fact that Galadriel was the one to show him friendship and understanding when he least expected it:
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and it seemed to him that he looked suddenly into the heart of an enemy and saw there love and understanding.
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He regarded Elves somehow with hostility before (as was already pointed out), including Legolas. By showing him love and understanding, Galadriel makes him more friendly and understanding towards Elves in general, she 'changes' him not for her but for the world and the benefit of his companions. A Galadriel figure would be very useful in our time, to change intolerance to love. Women usually want to change men, but very few do it so selflessly. So the love came originally from Galadriel, and Gimli was the recipient.
yep, this does makes a cute topic for Valentine's day! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]