The side of me that does not believe in anything sacred... I guess.

nobody believes in love anymore. everyone defines it based on its poetic value or its romantic value, the way it's portrayed in stories, poems, movies, or words. because there are no words for it. and there is no value to it besides that which you place upon it yourself. look at society today. everyone is obsessing over finding love in some way; diet plans so that they won't have trouble picking someone up because their body gives a societally acceptable sexual appeal; love "advisors" just everything. and nobody thinks about it. the reason shakespeare wrote about it can have something to do with the fact that it was never really addressed in such a humane way; he created humanity and gave it a better definition than any other philosopher. and he knew that love was what he felt. and everyone concentrates on finding it - whether it be someone they can share ideas with, someone they can make love to, someone they can pour their hearts out to - as if they know exactly what it is. we don't believe in love anymore. we believe in hurt and pain, because "love hurts." a friend of mine once told me that we go into a relationship expecting it to hurt, like a liability, because that is the only way it might feel real. so, why doesn't anyone follow their own emotion? have they read too much, or have they been talked to too much? so where is it?