Definition Essay: What's The Meaning Of True Love?

LOVE

All around the world "love" has been glamorized/commercialized to the point where men and women crave love with another person whether that love is in a romantic way or a strong friendship. The reason the world craves love so intensely is because love, as cheesy as it sounds, is the closets thing we humans have to magic. Love is such a complex and intense emotion to where words cannot even begin to fathom the toll it has on people. Love can mean a multitude of different things to different people, due to the fact that everyone shares different opinions, believes, morals, values, and overall everyone has different mentalities which causes love to have multiple meanings. It's said to be that everyone will experience

love at least once in their life-time, and in that time once you connect with a person on such a deep and personal level love can make a person go completely bonkers, it's hard to explain but it's as if this liquid flows through your veins and controls everything you do,say, or think, love is a drug to some, and keep in mind there's the good drugs that'll make you feel better and there are the bad drugs that will cause you to go completely mad, and that's how love works.

It's almost like a roller coaster, you can feel on top of the world and then within a nano second you can feel so deeply saddened. There are different levels and versions of love, some love is pure physical attraction, to where people do not click mentally but physically, and are synchronized through sexual appeal. Others, may be complete soulmates by meshing so well together in every possible way that the love is so strong within their mind,body, and soul. Many don't think that love can be felt within teenagers or young kids, that only adults know what "real" love is, but what is "real" love? If everyone has different opinions on the true meaning of it, nobody has a full, clear, and complete understanding on the topic. I asked a various amount of people I knew on a personal level when they first fell in love and how it helped them evolve into the person they are today, or what they took from it. I asked boys and girls ranging from the ages of 13-65, as you can see I gathered a decent amount of experienced lovers. My favorite was a young boy who recently found love, he is 15 and claims his girlfriend has completely altered the way he looks at people and the way he sees the world. He also mentioned how she has made him a better man and he doesn't

know where he would be without her. The fact, that a person can have such deep emotions towards another to the extent where they change their mentality and alter their life so Intensely is beautiful. I believe that you will never forget your first love, because that specific person made you feel something so powerful for the first time in your life. Your first love is such a crucial person that helps you flourish into a more understanding and strong human. Another great example of love would be a female at the age of 15 who experienced her first real boyfriend who she loved deeply. I asked her what she took away from her emotions and she claimed that exiting the relationship helped her understand what she wanted/needed within a partner. My friend realized that the boy whom she loved did not treat her the way that she felt she deserved. As you can see, not all breakups are bad, some breakups push you to the face the reality of it all. While doing this project, and asking personal friends/family who their first love was it was interesting because all of them provided names, ages, and even some provided memories with that person. As mentioned before, firsts loves are so important and its mentally and physically impossible to forget them. As for myself, my first love experience ranged from the ages of 14-15. I had never liked, let alone loved someone so much as I once did. He was my best friend that I shared everything with. Although, it ended horribly and I regret that very much, I still will never forget the person who made me feel something so utterly beautiful. So, if your first love has let you down pack those negative feelings away and come to the realization that he/she helped you discover the worlds magic.