In Love with Love...

As I walk around campus and hear stories of marriage and people falling in love, I begin to wish for my own opportunity of true love. Even if it is just a glimpse, a mere second in eternity, I desire to have perfect love. But what does that entail?

This is my description of perfect love:

When everything seems wrong, all you have to do is look at them, and it is all right. When you are dating or “together” but they still plan out a time to go on real dates. When you actually want to cook for them and they want to take care of you. When you can sit there and say nothing, but it feels completely comfortable. Looking into their eyes isn’t awkward but rather intriguing. It is a captivating sensation between you two when you only speak with your eyes and the connection is so tangible. When you want to tell them everything and they want to hear it. When you don’t feel self-conscience about your flaws around them but yet you feel inadequate to be the person they are in love with. When you are completely stressed out, but they pull you away to take your mind off things. When you don’t have to say what you are feeling, they just get it. When they sincerely feel like the luckiest person because they have your love, but you feel the same way. When they become more attractive everyday because you see their inner beauty shine more with each passing second. When you both work together to leave the other person better than you found them. When you start seeing the purpose of life become clearer as you are with them. When they make you laugh everyday, just in casual conversation. When they are honest with not only you but with the world, and it makes you look up to them indefinitely. Whenever you are together, people can see your happiness radiating from you. When there is hardly ever a time you get upset with one another partly because your standards and spiritual cores are so closely aligned. Sometimes when you look at them, you just can’t help but smile. When they treat you like royalty and give you unmatched respect. When they bring you your favorite things (like roses) every once in a while, just because they feel like there doesn’t need to be an occasion to let you know you are special. When you want to help them reach their goals and give them everything they want. When leaving them may be sad, but they still give you a chance to miss them, which makes being together all the more worthwhile.  When you can be yourself and do those fun, crazy things that sometimes would be weird to even tell people. When just going to the grocery store together is an exciting adventure. When they compliment your appearance, even when you feel like there could be nothing nice to say. When you are sad and they just give you a sweet kiss on the head and hold your hands, look in your eyes, and tell you it will be okay. When they make you do something you know you want to do, but you just can’t find the courage to do it. When you say you want no one to find you but they come looking. When they are patient even when you are in a bad mood. When you want to be patient with their shortcomings. When they remember the little things you mentioned that you thought nobody heard. When you can’t describe how much you love them because your love is indescribable. Lastly, when we acknowledge the fact that we are not perfect but our love is.