Blog 3.1: Love for Teenagers

Blog 3.1: Love for Teenagers

Love.

A four-letter word that makes our worlds revolve.

Have I ever been in love? Hmm. I don’t think so. Infatuation or crush, maybe. But love? No way.

Having a crush is a normal part of being a teenager. That nervous feeling you feel when you see her/him smiling at you.

There are many factors that affect you and make you have a crush on someone.

First, physical features. That weakening smile or mesmerizing eyes. Sharp nose or tallness. Cute dimples or toothy grin. They caught you off-guard. And they make you interested in one person. But let me tell you, love is blind. Yes, maybe someone’s handsome/pretty face makes you head over heels for that someone, but if that heart of yours beat and tell you that you love him/her already, whether he/she looks exactly opposite of your type you can’t help but accept his/her flaws and love his/her imperfectness. Like what One Direction said in their song, “I love you and all your little things...”

Second, friends. Yes, friends. Maybe your friends tease you to this hottie that just transferred to your school. But my friend, remember love is not a choice. It’s a mere fact waiting to happen.

Lastly, that person himself/herself. If you really like his/her attitude then BOOM! You may fall for him/her.

LOVE.

What is love?

Webster said, “Love is a strong feeling of affection; fondness; tender affection for one of opposite sex; person loved; to feel or show love for; to delight in; to caress.”

Encarta said, “Love is to feel tender affection for somebody such as a close relative or friend, or for something such as a place and ideal, or an animal."

I say, love can not be defined. It can be described but not defined. I describe love as that certain feeling you feel towards same or opposite sex. When you see that person, your heart flutters. When you see him/her smile, your heart skips a beat. When you see him/her loving another person, your heat breaks and shatters.

My ideal man would look like someone from One Direction. Nah, just kidding. I think he would be tall and cute. I like a boy with brown or green eyes. Someone who has dimples and soft hair. Someone who has a dashing smile. Maybe someone who can play instruments and love music like me. A manly voice that can sing. 

My ideal man is someone who can make me smile and laugh. Someone that I could lean on. Someone that would just hug me and my day would be okay. Someone that can make me stop cry. Someone that can make me cry. Someone that can make me happy and sad at the same time.

But then again, love can be unpredictable. 

“She who has never loved has never lived.” – John Gay, The Captives

“The trick is to love somebody...If you love one person, you see everybody else differently.”- Attributed to James Baldwin

“It is impossible to love and be wise.”- Francis Bacon

“HELENA: Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.”- William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 1 Scene 1

 

I think that watching the sunrise is the best thing you could do with your partner. Because watching the sunrise is a symbol of having another day, another hope and another challenge given to us by God.

"I'm in love with you and all your little things..."