There are many times in your life when you will think that you are madly in love with the guy of your dreams, it will happen. Before you say those three little words, please read these quotes and evaluate the moment again. Trust me, its worth it.
1. “I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.”
― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets
Are you so in sync with this person that every move they make feels like you are the one moving and vice versa?
2. “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
― Lao Tzu
Are you stronger than before because you have this person by your side? Are you brave enough to do other things now that you see how brave you must be to claim your love?
3. “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
Do you love this person or do you love their looks? Attraction is a large part of "love" nowadays, so be sure to look deep into the depths of their minds.
4. “You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper
No one will ever be perfect, if you have learned to beam at all of your significant other's little quirks and mistakes, then you may truly love them. Can you live with their imperfections just as they can live with yours?
5.
“Some people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them," I said.
"Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That's what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
Can you promise that you will love this person through the good times and the bad? Love is staying with someone through every downfall and miracle.
6. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
― Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version
Can you replace the word love with your significant other's name here? If not, you may need to reevaluate the person you are with.
7. “You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook
Is your significant other your best friend, someone you can laugh with during the good times and cry with during the bad?
8. “Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.”
― Plato
Do you feel whole when you are with your significant other? Do they make you feel like nothing else in the world exists or do you spend your days longing for something more?
9. “I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
Yes, it is always better to love than to hate, just mind your heart and always remember what you desrve.
