Eu Acho Que Eu Te Amo (I think I love you)

Guys/Girls think of the time when your significant other tells you "I love you" and you say "That's nice", come on you know you've been there. Okay maybe most of us aren't that mean, I sure know I'm not (wink). But seriously when looking back at the play "The Man in a Case" by Wendy Wasserstein, it made think on how I have a more traditional view on the topic of love. Look at the characters at the play, Byelinkov the teacher tells his fiance that he loves her only when she asked him to and then the same day he showed signs that he was going to end their engagement; I don't know about you but that seemed pretty fast. Whoa don't get me wrong, I'm not saying love will be ice cream and basketball (I like ice cream and basketball don't judge me) and I'm not endorsing that people need to have some epic love that can't be moved by mountains; however I do feel that love is something that should be strongly established first. Fine I'll do this, I'll give you, the audience, four definitions of love and you choose the one which you believe is most suitable; note I wish you to only choose definitions applicable to someone you would see as your significant other:

1. A feeling of strong or constant affection for a person.
2. Unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another.
3. Strong  affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties.
4. Attraction that includes sexual desire: the strong affection felt by people who have a romantic relationship.

Now many reading may be pointing out the fact that these different definitions explain different kinds love, like the love to a family member. Yet why shouldn't the love to that special someone encompass all those definitions. To some this may be an inaudible rant but hey where else better to do it then in your blog? In order to give some substance to all this, lets link it back to the aforementioned play- as I pointed out Byelinkov seemed willing to throw away what he called love because he saw a women with more liberal beliefs/personality (I completely see the unselfish loyal concern there). And-

Malcolm X: Let me stop you right there young man, you bring shame upon this blog. As you said  love should be something strongly established therefore it means love is something that grows. If what you feel for someone is stronger tomorrow does not mean what you feel today is not love. I love it when children who have only felt the warmth of the sunrise a few thousand times think they know what it means to love. What you fail to consider is how love can be unpredictable, wild, exciting and dangerous. From when it's a spark to when it's a flame it is still love; just like a flame can dwindle and die so can love for a lover (as much as many may deny it). I'll bring  it back to the play, look at Varinka, she loves a man who is different to her in many ways; some may say that she is blinded by love (hey Lucio see what I did there?). I can't think of one of my famous quotes to end with, but all I can say to you is to not be afraid to go into a relationship head first, to reap happiness before reassurance because when it all come down to it, its much easier to find love when you don't have a shield blocking your heart.

Lucio: Okay calm down Romeo X, I was just trying to fill something for my blog; it's not like I'm having this conversation with you to try and convince myself of something (wink).