To be in love

To be in love makes one do strange things they would otherwise not do. I learned this a long time ago when I first fell in love. Looking back, I sometimes don't like to claim that I was ever in love. But, I know I was. If I didn't love her, I wouldn't have put up with all the things I did.

But, now I am happily involved in a romance that is beautiful in every way possible. And, instead of being the only one to feel so entrenched and enthralled in love, I know my partner is experiencing those same feelings. It makes me happy, it makes me smile one of those simple smiles of complete fondness. She cares. She cares. SHE CARES!...about me, about my feelings, about my day. She cares if I eat. She cares if I cry. She cares if I spend time with my buddies. She cares if I call my sister on her birthday. She cares that I have a relationship with my dad. She cares about the status of my room...AKA if it is clean and organized.

What does this tell me? She loves me. And, while I may not express my love in the same exact way, I know she knows I love her. Perhaps I don't encourage her to clean her room...then again, her room is always clean lol. But, I do make sure she eats. I do care that she is warm before leaving to go to class. I do make sure she is happy. I care about her feelings. I care about her mood. I care about her relationship with her family and friends. Why? Because, that is what you feel when you truly love someone.

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