What Love Really Means

It's been a little more than a year since my boyfriend and I started seeing each other regularly. If someone would have told me a year ago that he and I would end up in the best relationship we could ever imagine, I honestly think I would have laughed at them. But, we did. And I cannot ask for anything better. In the last week, I have learned a few things about what love really means and how love reveals itself. 

Kevin is the first thing I think about every morning and the last thing on my mind as I fall asleep. I think about him constantly throughout my day and enjoy the conversations we have. He has made me smile when it was the very last thing I wanted to do. Kevin has comforted me as I cried and has made me laugh more times that I can count. What does love really mean? Love means being there for someone no matter how they are feeling and being ready to help them through anything.

Love means not knowing what you would do without the person. I don't know what I would do without Kevin and I have no intention of finding out. He mean so much to me and I want him to continue to make such an amazing difference in my life. In the last week, I have had several days where all I wanted to do was give up. But, I talked to Kevin about what was bothering me and we even spent some time together so he could help cheer me up. Love is giving someone the confidence and support to move forward when they do not want to.

What is love? Love is what I feel for Kevin every day and I would not trade it for anything. Love is Kevin waking up at 10:00am (which he should do without an issue anyway...) to pick me up from school and spend the day with me. Love is what I feel every time I see Kevin and my heart skips a beat. Love is what I see shining in his eyes when he look at me. Love is something that just happens and I have learned that it forms a bond that cannot be easily torn apart. In the last week I have learned that love is not something we choose to feel. Love is something that we feel because we genuinely care about the other. Love cannot be forced. Love will willingly do anything for you. Love reveals itself in the darkest times and the lightest times but regardless, it is always there when you need it most.