| Love Life |
Things in my head are coming down to the real questions now, what is love and how do we know if we're in it. From childhood love is when something brings you happiness and losing it would upset you greatly. If that's all love was, than it wouldn't be worth your time though, because as you would grow, that same thing that brought you happiness may no longer do so. You may save it for sentiment or simply get rid of it, but that can't be true love. It's too volatile; love has to be something more permanent. Love is the ability to dedicate your life to someone, to try and make them happy, and to do whatever you need to make things work, while still being yourself. So obviously before now, I wasn't in love, I couldn't even define it. So how do you know if you are in love? I think, you find someone who's ideas and happiness are mutual to yours, make whatever sacrifices along the way, and make sure to never deliberately hurt them, and you could be close, but something is still missing. The unexplainable aspect: the thing that makes them perfect, the thing that makes you want to be with them. This can't be a cause of pheromones or any desire, but the simple longing just to be with that person, and the ability to be happy in all circumstances, give-or-take, the ability to forgive, and love, and to always cherish what you have. To never take it for granted, or assume it will always be there, but to work hard to make sure it is always there. If you really can't do anyone of these things, or the other person involved can't, your so-called love becomes unstable, and anything can go wrong. Right now when looking at my past relationship, the one in which I assumed was love, I find out I was very wrong. Looking at what I have now, it may just be that, it may be real love, and it may be more than just a thought. Kristie, I can say I love you, and mean every part of it I defined above. It is perhaps the greatest feeling to ever be experienced, and I hope you feel it too. |
