What is love? Baby, don't hurt hurt me!

"Love! I'm doing this for love! And love will see me through, yes with love on my side I can't lose..."

What is the definition of love? I used to think I knew, but lately I'm finding that my theories are falling a bit short. Is love dropping everything for one person? Is it cutting yourself off from the rest of the world? Is it sacrificing everything you believe in? Is it changing who you are to accommodate the needs and wants of someone else? Hmm.. it's rather tough to define love. Elle Woods got accepted into Harvard Law School and decided to become a Lawyer in order to prove her love for Warner. She changed her ways and left her comfort zone for him- and then ended up marrying someone else! Merriam-Webster defines love as:

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a (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties love for a child> (2) : attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers (3) : affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interest 

Sounds simple enough, I suppose. In all honesty, I don't really vibe with their definition. I think it takes a lot more to really love someone. It takes even more to express it. I am the type of person who thrives on love. I can't think of anything anything more exciting than loving and being loved. So why is it so hard for me to define it? If you ask anyone who knows me they will tell you that all I want in life is to be married with lots of babies. I have no problem starting or being in a relationship- but if you ask me to talk about it,  I will draw a huge Shaq-sized blank!

So to what lengths will we go for love? There are many examples in history and literature to show just how far a person will go. Romeo and  Juliet committed suicide. Jack let Rose lay on the floating door so she didn't freeze to death, resulting in his own demise. I would do anything for the people I love- that much I do know. I hope I am never in the position to need to make such a crazy decision, but I'd take a bullet if I had to.

Sorry for rambling on and on, but I really am just trying to gauge how to define love. I guess it's different for everyone but I feel like there has to be some kind of common ground. Am I in love right now? Well... I don't know really. It's hard to tell if it's actually love I'm in, or if I am just in love with the idea of being in love... confused, yet? Try being in my shoes!