I have not personally fallen in love or felt the "warm fuzzies" with someone in my life. I have only ever loved my family, friends and pets. It is not to say I do not have compassion for other people or a connection to someone. Here is the catch and where this idea of love towards a person or group gets complicated. I can say I love running, food, sunlight, rain, cars and any other thing that is possible to love in that context. However, this can be confusing, especially to me.
In Spanish, there is more than one way to express a varying degree of like/love towards a person or object. It is easy to understand leaving nothing to be assumed by the reader or listener. In English, someone can say the word "love" and not mean it the same way as someone else. This is where I came up with the idea of using the "adore" in my vocabulary when it is needed. Love is a strong word to use and it still is, but as society continues to use it out of context to me, it feels somewhat devalued. I do not want that in my relationships so if there ever came a time that my significant other for one reason or another was to doubt what I felt I would use "adore."
To me the word "adore" is close to worshiping without being completely obsessed and being accepting whom they are as a person. You would put this person first before anything else and do your very best to be good for them. This may be similar to the definition or idea of "love," but to me love is more than about intense feelings or affection, which can fade like a drug addiction. I would instead have adoration for my significant other, which involves love and a deep respect for everything about them. That is the level I want in a relationship and it may be a high standard to have, but when it comes to the matters of my heart, I want it to mean something and last. I am not perfect person and I am probably going to say love out of cultural norm when I speak. To be honest I think the word adore is probably more associated with religion and adoration in church which is not really what I going for. I just hope that in my relationships with the right people they understand what I mean when I say "I love you."
