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Originally Posted by Lotrelf
But, the thing is to love a character, you don't have to be in love with them.
It's all about the society we live in. People tend to think everything connected to romance etc.
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Indeed. The notion of "love" in modern times has been corrupted in that any mention of the word tends to be taken in a romantic context. In the books, I take the love between Frodo and Sam as that of brothers.
Legolas had a feeling love for Aragron, as he said to Merry and Pippin,
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'For all those who come to know him come to love him after their own fashion, even the cold maiden of the Rohirrim.'
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ROTK The Last Debate
Aragorn was such an exceptional man, as a leader, commander, and would-be king, that he inspired what was a brotherly or fatherly love in Legolas and the rest of the Fellowship. Even Éowyn's love toward him was not really romantic. She did not love Aragorn as much as the
idea of Aragorn: a strong, resolute, dignified man who was free to pursue his own destiny.