Originally posted by Maj1013
There are as many ways to answer this question as there are stars in the sky, but, in the spirit of trying to help you figure stuff out...here's my two cents.
So...love is:
Valuing someone else's happiness above your own.
Spending hours discussing everything from the existence of God to who would win in a Spiderman vs. Batman showdown.
Spending just as much time in companiable silence, content to be simply sharing a moment together.
Admitting you've been an ass when you've been an ass and apologizing for it.
Not telling the other person to go f**k themselves when they're being an ass. (You go through a lot of "Ok, I really love you, but you're pissing me off right now, so I'm gonna go in the other room for a bit.")
Whenever you see/hear/experience something cool, you immediately want to share it with the other person. (If you're lucky, they're already there.)
I could offer up a huge list like this, but I guess the best way to summarize what I'm saying...love is offering up a huge part of yourself to another person, willingly and freely. Yes, this leaves you incredibly vulnerable, and you'll get hurt. A lot. But as the cliche goes, no pain, no gain.
There is nothing, NOTHING, like the absolute certainty that one person in this world always has your back.
