Love...

What is it? What does it mean to be in love?

Does it really exist?

To me the "L" word seems to be one of the most overused and misused words in the English language. I have seen people declare themselves in love with me after knowing me for a week. That can't be love...

At times I feel like true love, the kind that rocks you to your core, does not really exist outside the wonderful world of Disney.

I don't think I know anyone willing to risk their lives for the person they claim to love. I doubt how much a person would be actually willing to sacrifice for their partner.

I think that relationships are one of the things I understand least about myself and my life. I need to figure out the dynamics of past relationships if I want to keep any hope I have of this relationship working.
I need to learn from all the relationships I have been in.. whether they be romantic or platonic. I just need to learn.
I need to try to learn more to become less jaded and bitter....

So, what does it mean to be in love with someone? What does it mean to have your heart and complete being set on fire by this one person?
How many people reading this are actually in a relationship that makes you smile every time you think about your partner? How many of you have your heart skip a beat when this person calls you?

Are you in love.. or are you just at "good enough"?

I think I was stuck at "good enough"many times before.. and many times I thought this was love. I guess I was so afraid of being alone that I sacrificed happiness.....
I thought that by staying I could somehow create love. I did not agree that love was found not made. I always felt that I just needed to work a bit harder and love would appear.
Little did I know that love would find me on its own...

Will we all ever really experience love? Will it happen before we become more jaded, bitter, and skeptical of all relationships?

I am pretty sure I am in love. My feelings for him are so different that I am scared sometimes. Actually, I get scared more often than not. I am not scared of him. Somehow I am scared of the relationship and how perfect it is!