In your early twenties, love is confusing. Some people have mixed thoughts about love, some have been in love, others haven't. So to get a feel from the people I know, I asked my friends how they define love and my heart melted at their responses.
1. 20-year-old Female
"Love is a deep feeling when you care strongly for someone or something and no matter what happens you will always be there."
2. 23-year-old Female
"Love is a feeling that you can be yourself around that person and know they care for you unconditionally, whether its a friend, family member, or love interest. A hug from them is like coming home."
3. 20-year-old Male
"Love is knowing you would be perfectly content with that person for the rest of your life. When you look at them you see a future, not only with yourself but with them. Love is joy and happiness. Love is knowing you're safe with them and no matter what happens, they have your back."
4. 22-year-old Male
"Love manifests in many different ways. Love for friends, family, animals, ideas, etc. But at its base, it shows you care for whatever it may be and want to be around it, thinking of it, and enjoying your time with it."
5. 21-year-old Female
"Love is putting someone or something else before yourself. It is kindness, patience, care, and truth."
6. 21-year-old Male
"Love is ugly and love is beautiful. Love is one of the most used words in the English language, yet, it means something different for everyone. For me, love is the feeling of belonging. Whether it is watching a movie with your family at night and knowing how much you mean to them and vice versa, or if it is embracing your partner at their best and their worst. Love makes the world a better place, but it has a mysterious way of doing so. Love is truth and love is a facade, love is happiness and love is sadness, love is life and love is death, love is the only thing that you take with you when you leave earth. Love is everything."
7. 20-year-old Female (Me)
"Love is a feeling of never wanting to leave someone's side. You are emotionally attached and rooted in their lives, you genuinely care about every aspect of them. Love is putting your heart in someone else's hand even though they could ruin it in a heartbeat. Love is the epitome of trust and vulnerability. Love is inspiring and uplifting, it should lead you to the best times of your life."
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