What Is Love?

What is love we all ask ourselves? Am I in love? Is it lust? Will he/she love me the same? Can we still be friends and fall in love? If something happens to our relationship could we stay friends?

The answer is if you really care about the person and you know you don't want to lose them I think you can stay friends and just love them even though it would hurt, what would hurt most is not even having them in your life.

We all go through stages of love. As I have read we live through 3 stages of love. Now pay attention you might in one of these stages:

1. I call it puppy love - young love where it's more of a crush not love. I mean you try to be together but you're still young to understand love's ups and downs. You get all these little butterflies in your stomach when you see them. When the time comes that you no longer love this person it might hurt for a bit but it ends up being a lesson, for your next love. Sometimes you think you'll never love again. Don't worry your heart has a way to go. Hold on tight.

2. This one I call Phantom Love - oh this one is a doozy. This one you somehow think you met your soulmate, the one you will grow old with. So you fall for this person. You think you are on top of the world, everything is cupcakes and rainbows and all in between. You will never meet ANYONE like your person. Till you realize things are not as you expect. You are 2 people with certain differences. Then problems hurt you. You realize you're constantly fighting because you both can see eye to eye. This is the worst breakup when you can finally break free. You get so mad with love that you either are tired of finding someone else. Some people might stop here because they can't bear to find anyone else

BUT THEN SUDDENLY...........

3. The Unexpected Love Comes - oh boy this one is the best one. See this one comes when you least expect it. You are not looking for love. It comes to you in unexpected ways. There's a quote from the movie "Big Fish" that says "They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops" and boy does it ever. You are suddenly in a trance with this person and you don't care what anyone else is doing. At that moment it's just you and this person. Then you're back to reality going your separate ways, or do you? Oh no. This person will always be around. You will see them here there and everywhere. When you finally meet, you feel a peace. You feel like you already have known them for a long time. You share similar things and realize how well you get along. You both have been through similar pasts. E You can't see yourself ever separating with this person because they remind you of you. When you both finally realize what you mean to each other well my friend get ready for the most peaceful union you have ever been in.

REMEMBER God created two souls and cut them in half. You, my friend, have just met your Twin Flame.

So when you meet this love, hold on tight. The universe brought them to you for a reason. Feel that peace in your heart when you talk to them when you laugh with them. When you are not doing much with them. You feel at home. Sometimes you might feel unsure if they are the one and you just want to meet other people. In the end, you somehow always come back to that one person who brings you back home. Let them heal your broken heart. Let them finish this journey with you. Have faith in the lord, he won't ever leave you alone.

Anthony Hopkins said it best in "Meet Joe Black" :

“Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. I say, fall head over heels. Find someone you can love like crazy and who will love you the same way back. How do you find him? Well, you forget your head, and you listen to your heart. Cause the truth is, there's no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love, well, you haven't lived a life at all. But you have to try, cause if you haven't tried, you haven't lived.”

― William Parish

No offense to William Parish but I think Nicholas Sparks said it best in the Notebook.

“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever”

― Nicholas Sparks

So go out there and explore, get your heart broken. We all deserve to be loved. It's a journey we all are on. Let love in. Love each other as if it was their last day on earth. Make sure they feel loved. Don't let anyone feel alone. Don't be afraid to fall in love with the one. Learn to wait for the love of your life. They are out there, you just don't need to look. The universe will bring them to you when you least expect it.