What is Love?



A previous comment on one of my blog posts *yes I read them* asked me this:


How do you know ?. You mention the words, love, chemistry, comapatibility, attraction and passion. Essentially its being able to tell what your future might be with the guy based on the present, like how would you know and what would the guy have to show, that he is someone that you will love and be compatible with ? Do you measure how much he cares for you ?(love?), how often and long you are able to talk with him? (compatibility?), how hot and good looking he is ? and six pack? (attraction?), how many other girls want to date or get with him? (chemistry?), like what would he have to show, prove,say or do? 
I felt that others may have the same question - not specifically how do I know but how do women know that they are in love, so.. here we go!

The problem is that society has messed with people's heads.  A lot of women don't know what love is or they deny love.  Maybe it's because they don't think they deserve it, maybe they know that they are in love with someone but choose to deny themselves that happiness and live in denial.  Maybe the person they fell in love with isn't who or what they imagined and so they can't imagine "the future" dun dun dun. Maybe they're worried about "the future" dun dun dun.  Maybe they are afraid that the lifestyle they envisioned won't be there if they choose to continue down the path of true love.  Maybe they think that their parents won't be accepting, or that the person won't get along with their friends, or that the guy is too short/tall/fat/skinny/poor whatever.  

A lot of random little things can prevent love from maturing to it's full potential because of society.  Religion, status, desires in life (babies, marriage, living location) can affect a lot of things. Also, just not being ready for love can sometimes hold someone back. For example if I don't know where I'm going to be in the next year or so and I think I need a game plan and my life to be a certain way then I might reject love to work on what I need to work on. (I being used loosely here to represent everyone.. I have to throw in these disclaimers because people are *** and call me out on this stuff).

What is love?  I really don't think I have the answer.  I think that love is caring about a person, understanding WHO they are, recognizing that person's soul and what makes them happy and their life journey, wanting to see them happy and never wanting them to be hurt. 

Humans are stupid and silly and horrible people and you have to find something in that person - maybe the look in their eyes or that innocent quality or the smile on their face when you do something that makes them happy - that and joyful quality is what you want for them to always be.  Happy and trusting of you completely.  If you can hurt them in one fell swoop - they're in love with you.  So is love... related to hurt?  

Yes, I think so.  When you're falling in love or in love, you think about what would happen if you hurt them - and that thought makes you a bit sick.  You think to yourself, I could never hurt this person.  You also think about your life without them.  Maybe there will be a tragic accident, or maybe they'll break up with you, or maybe you'll lose your legs and they'll fall out of love with you.  Whatever the case, you picture some random psycho theory in your head.  If you start imagining this kind of stuff - you're probably in love.