Love -- defined

Love is that inexplicable rush, a thrill you feel when a certain someone comes to mind. It's hearing their name -- or some name vaguely resembling theirs -- mentioned in conversation and perking up, excited at the mere notion that someone might be thinking of them to. It's that breathless, woozy rush you get when they brush against you in a gesture which, though barely noticable to the untrained eye, is worth all the romance novels in the world. Love is missing them, wishing you could pull them back to you and never let them go, even though they only left for a moment across the room. Love is seeing someone imperfect perfectly; rather than glossing over their quirks and flaws, you accept them, embrace them.1

Love is trust; love is doubt.2

Love is perfect; love is flawed.3

Love is hope; love is disappointment.4

Love is pleasure; love is pain.5

Love is everything; love is nothing.6

Love is yours alone; love belongs to the world. 7

But I think the most important thing about love is that, no matter who, what, when, where, or why, love is shared.