"I couldn't know what's in your mind, but I saw the pictures, you're looking fine. And there was a time when I stood in line for love, for love, for love."
-The Lumineers
Love is strange. Love is unpredictable. Love is painful. Love is everywhere. Love is nowhere. Love is like. Love is love.
No one really knows what love is and no one can really put a time limit on how soon you feel it or how easy it is to let go. So how do we know it exists?
You know the relationship you had (or have) where you'd rather die than live without the other person?
You see readers I know what a broken heart feels like. It feels like a wet pillow and the same song on repeat. It's when your chest only raises so high before collapsing and you fear you might never catch your breath between sobs. This could be love.
You know the relationship where you couldn't go one day without fighting about something, yet they're the only person you want and if they were to walk away or leave you'd beg them to come back? I've had this too. This could be love.
You know the relationship where it was never really a relationship but you're attached anyways and he or she could kill your dog and you'd still want them? Ugh we've all had this one. It wasn't so bad though right? You witnessed a rare form of love, one that you formed on your own and were too selfish to let go even if they never loved you back. This could be love.
You know the relationship where it's been so long since you've seen or heard from them but they are ripped from this world and you're the first person everyone calls? I had this. It feels like every thought leads back to him or her and not one thought of why your relationship ended enters your mind. You just remember two a.m. spicy chicken sandwiches, dancing in the kitchen to no music, and the way he or she laughed. This could be love.
I think we all know love. I think we are scared of it. I think we have it. I think we have lost it. I think we need it.
So whether you're in a relationship, just ended one, or haven't had one in two years (cough) don't be afraid to love. It will hurt if it ends, somedays it will drain you, and eventually it will be you. You will be loved.
So heres to love. Go love.
