I remember back in grade school when we all would hand out valentine cards to our classmates. It was a simple procedure: write the name on the cards, design paper brown bags, tape it onto our desk and hand our valentines out. It really was that simple and drama-free because everyone got one. So tell me, what really happen to those days when love was simple.
It seems to me that the older you get, the more complicated everything get. The more precautions we have to take... certain precautions to protect our dignity, pride and more importantly our hearts.
Love, it's a weird thing but what frustrates me even more is when people use and abuse the word 'love'.
What is love?
What defines the very moment you know you are in love with a person?
When do you say, I love you?
When do we draw the line from being ‘in like’ to being ‘in love’?
In order to pursue love, we need to learn to have a healthy and strong relationship with ourselves. It’s by far the most important relationship we need have in our lifetime and until we are satisfy with who we are and where we are at in our lives, we’ll be ready for what ‘love’ truly holds in store for us. Love is putting yourself on the line and before you put yourself out there you need to be individually strong yourself.
But honestly, at this age, I really don’t think people know what love is. All we can rely on are movies that spin a love story that’s way too good to be true. Seriously, do people really fall in love like that? The way we see on the movies? I don’t really think so.
I think the day you experience true hardship with a person – financial and personal loss and come out of it alive and stronger is the day you know you can really spend the rest of your life with them. Because love isn't about feelings and shit. It's about combining two worlds into one and being the constant support for eachother, no matter what. Love isn't all flowers, rainbows and little cute fuzzy feelings, it's a really hard and long journey. It's about compromise, honesty and 110% devotion.
So, seriously….
Don’t throw the words “I love you” around when you don’t even really know what it means.
On another note,
Happy Valentine’s Day <3