Love is supposed to be a wonderful thing, right?

Unfortunately, that is not always the case.

Sometimes, to prove how much you love something or someone, you have to let it go...

...figuratively speaking that is.

See, the deal is, for a lot of us, love is not what we thought it was going to be.

For some, like my grandparents and even friends of mine, it happens right away.  You meet the person that was intended for you, the bond is immediate and nothing can separate two people whose hearts were meant for each other.

On the other side of the coin, you eventually meet the person you were intended for, but sometimes the bond you thought would always keep you together is broken.  It may not have even been the fault of either party, but outside interference, unfortunate circumstance or what have you.

That is when you figure out what true love really is.

When every waking thought is about that other person, when your only real concern is whether or not they are okay, when you hear their voice or see their face and it just brings on that rush of emotion, you know.

When you would give everything of yourself  to ensure the happiness of that person, no matter the consequence to yourself, you know.

When they are the first thought in your head when you wake up and the last before you go to bed, even when you haven't seen or spoken to them for an extended period of time, it doesn't matter.

When you would rather spend the rest of your life alone because you know you could not live the lie of pretending to love someone else, knowing that one person owns all the love in your heart that you have to give....

...that is what real love is.

It has nothing to do with sex, money, what they can give you, what they can do for you.  It's about being friends, being able to have a conversation with them, knowing they will always be there to listen, giving them 110% of your trust because you know they won't betray you and a million other things I can't even begin to explain.

All I'm saying is that if you ever get the chance to TRULY have that kind of love in your life, don't ever let it go.  Even if it doesn't work out, it doesn't mean you should run out and betray your own heart to just not be alone.  Live by your own beliefs about what love is to you and never give up on that.  It's one of the biggest parts of what makes us who we are.

Never betray yourself for a lie.  Never base the thought of "love" on what you see on television or movies, you have to be grown up enough to know this examples are not real life.  Hopefully you are all smarter than that.

If anyone needed proof that I'm totally a girl (albeit still a tomboy haha), I think this is it.