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infatuation is the bridge leading to love...

it always starts at infatuation, that reaction you get from someone who just grabs your attention. i cannot say what love is overall, simply because it's different for everyone. every person falls in love in a different way. at different times. i can only say what love is, in my perspective. Love is delicate as it is strong. it can overcome anything, but only if taken care of. love doesn't sustain itself. it doesn't take on a life of its own. it is simple. a bond between two people. and like any other relationship can falter but if the participants want it to, it can last for a very long time
i am 25 years old and i have spent half of my life in love with the same woman. i met her 12 years ago when we were children. we started with feelings of infatuation. we both were instantly made aware of the other. something triggered the response in our adolescent minds to be closer to one another. and when we did get closer, we became friends, best friends, confidants, lovers, mates. we grew into adulthood together. we learned, made mistakes. there were times when our love could have faded but we both held on strong. we cherished the love we shared, strengthened it and let it flourish.
"it's all about the little things." she tells me. she cares more about the fact that i would get her a small card with a heartfelt message than a diamond necklace. she likes that i pick her up and hold her. she likes how i whistle at her. i like how she smiles at me from across the room. i like how we still text each other every single day when we are apart.
she completes me and i am not afraid to admit it. she makes me happy and i accept it. just as she does for me. we don't ask the other for anything we ourselves aren't willing to give. after all of the care we put into our relationship and after everything we've been through, our bond is unbreakable. and i say that because i have absolute trust and faith in her. she has long ago proved to me that she trusts me with her life.
Love isn't complicated, but can be the most complicated thing. how do you judge if you are in love with someone? what do you look for? me? I still get that little jump in my heart when i see her sleeping. i still try to make her day just a little bit easier. just like she does for me...

Random but has anyone ever found themselves kind of liking someone romantically even though that person is not their type (personality wise and physically)? It's like most of the time you don't like them, but you end up thinking about them or imagining that one day you're together? O_o And then when you ask yourself why you like that person, you don't even have an answer. It's just random. =..=

Lol. Can't believe I never thought of this before. I'll just add silverhanyou85's post to the original one. biggrin

Question *raises hand* so does that mean it can't be love if you've never met the person but talk to them all the time?

Hmmm... guess that gives me more to think about...
To be totally honest I'm the kind of girl who still isn't sure if love even exsists, I'm just trying to further understand my boyfriend...
Gotta love being young and confused.

Exactly... I feel love is more of the word for how you feel for your friends and family which is how I always mean it when I use the term. But maybe my opinion will change as life goes on, your right with that because the best way to know is by living.

P.S. yes I am seriously replying to these as they come ;P

Mhmm~