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The Love Mystery

What is love? What is true love? Is there love at first sight? What does it feel like? How do you know? These are the questions plaguing the minds of so many people. There have been countless songs, poems, and stories dealing with the questions of love. It truly has become cliche. This blog will be cliche. But is love cliche? I have friends who don't believe in love--they don't believe that being in love can make them happy. Which brings about another question, if you aren't happy, is it love? I loved Mario--but was it a love like the love I have for my mother, my sister? I'm not sure I was in love with him; not the kind of "being in love" that I think exists. I think "being in love" grips you from within and twists your stomach in knots out of nervousness, it makes you forget about all the troubles of your life and puts a smile on your face. It's the kind of love that keeps you thinking about the person you're in love with for every moment of every day to the point where you call yourself crazy and obsessed. Is that kind of love possible at first sight? Possibly, but not likely. How long does it take to fall "in love" with someone if not at first sight? After your first date? kiss? late-night conversation? How do you know when it goes from just liking that person a lot, to being in love with that person? Does it just happen, and do you just know? How about if you try to keep yourself from falling in love, will it happen anyways? I find these questions too hard to answer from my inexperience with "being in love." Only one person has ever given me true butterflies or caused me to considered myself obsessed--and I can't tell you if it is because of love or not. Does questioning the possibility of love at such an early time cause one to look crazy? Well, for now--fuck Love--I just really, really like someone and anything more will be put on hold for 6 months.

posted by RPF @ 6:56 PM