There was a time in my life (somewhere between 18-20 I think) when I decided I didn't really believe in love. That was simple. It kept a lot of complications out of my life. I could throw around the "L" word and not believe it for one second. I could laugh at people in my head when I heard them say it because I knew they hadn't gone through the things I'd gone through. They were still young, they could figure it out for themselves. They could be ignorant and I could judge. I don't know what part of my brain felt it was okay to do that, but to be honest people don't like being told how to feel and what to do. I've always known that. And I've always known that people have to learn things for themselves. You can lead them in the right direction with words and advice, but in the end it's all about their ultimate decision.
I've come to peace (probably temporarily, because that seems to be the only constant in life) with this inconsistent word. Love is unexplainable. That's it. Love is unexplainable because you can use every word in your vast knowledge of words and still not hit every point that it is. Love is pain. Love is hope. Love is honesty. Love is selflessness. Love is bi-polar. Love isn't ambivalent. And I could keep going forever.
More recently, love has different stages; love builds and becomes something else over time. This new stage I've discovered consists of an ache in my chest that pounds and throbs until I see him again. Then it beats faster, my head gets light, and I have a million different things to say at once, all of which I want to say, none of which actually comes out. Then when he's there, I need to touch him, to feel that he's really there, that he's really smiling at me. The creases in his cheek, around his eyes, down his forearms to his hands. Hands are so important to me. It's a way to show affection, tenderness; you can be gentle and firm and express everything going on in your head through skin contact. And all the while you can't think of anything but "This guy is sharing himself with me. How could I be so lucky?"
I don't know how long this can last. I don't know if it's meant to be or if things will get worse or better. But this feeling can't be expressed in any other way. All day in my head it's "What is he up to? What is he thinking? How can I help him if he's hurting?" It hasn't subsided for months, only grown stronger and stronger.
The most important aspect about this is it has nothing to do with sex. Cameron Diaz says in The Holiday "Sex complicates things. It even complicates things when you don't have it." But I don't need it. He doesn't need it. It's us, together, sharing our love for one another and that's all that matters. All that matters.
I've come to peace (probably temporarily, because that seems to be the only constant in life) with this inconsistent word. Love is unexplainable. That's it. Love is unexplainable because you can use every word in your vast knowledge of words and still not hit every point that it is. Love is pain. Love is hope. Love is honesty. Love is selflessness. Love is bi-polar. Love isn't ambivalent. And I could keep going forever.
More recently, love has different stages; love builds and becomes something else over time. This new stage I've discovered consists of an ache in my chest that pounds and throbs until I see him again. Then it beats faster, my head gets light, and I have a million different things to say at once, all of which I want to say, none of which actually comes out. Then when he's there, I need to touch him, to feel that he's really there, that he's really smiling at me. The creases in his cheek, around his eyes, down his forearms to his hands. Hands are so important to me. It's a way to show affection, tenderness; you can be gentle and firm and express everything going on in your head through skin contact. And all the while you can't think of anything but "This guy is sharing himself with me. How could I be so lucky?"
I don't know how long this can last. I don't know if it's meant to be or if things will get worse or better. But this feeling can't be expressed in any other way. All day in my head it's "What is he up to? What is he thinking? How can I help him if he's hurting?" It hasn't subsided for months, only grown stronger and stronger.
The most important aspect about this is it has nothing to do with sex. Cameron Diaz says in The Holiday "Sex complicates things. It even complicates things when you don't have it." But I don't need it. He doesn't need it. It's us, together, sharing our love for one another and that's all that matters. All that matters.
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