The human mind has long yearned to discover facts. From the discovery of the wheel to the perfection of nuclear science, man has wanted to know how, and more importantly, exactly why things happen. Some things like physics and chemistry work easily albeit time consuming. Others like love, an abstract idea, are much more difficult. For one person to declare the secret to why people love or hate is reminiscent of the man that was thought a fool only to open his mouth and prove it. Therefore, it would be impossible for me to either pretend and actually prove that I can improve one's chances of entering love or thereby missing it. Yet men ( and likely women although I cannot prove it) yearn to understand why they love someone and this affection is not returned. So for reference purposes, I will try to explain love in a more detailed manner. First of all, what is love? Two examples.

1. I have been good friends with a girl that lives nearby me for three years. We are very comfortable together and we can usually make each other laugh. We spend time together and we both enjoy each others company. Yet, there is not physical attraction between us.

2. A girl that is younger than me began to catch my eyes during the past school year. Whatever that means. Actually, I was attracted a sophomore with whom I have had no previous contact. After dancing with her at the graduation dance, I asked her on a date. She said she would like to do that. Now, I think about her a lot even though I have been unable to contact her. We really know nothing about each other yet we are, or at least I am, very much attracted by an unknown physical force.

So, which is love? Some may say both, some may say neither, but I am not satisfied. Sure the first is only friendship and the second physical attraction leading me to believe that love exists in neither. Yet, if one was given the opportunities, which would they marry? The thought deserves attention.