The three worded phrase!!

Soooo clichéd and yet so powerful!

Yes, Im talking about “I Love You”!

Romantic love, we say. It’s a condition that probably one-third of the world’s population is experiencing this very moment. While there are people who keel over it, there are also an equal number in the ratio who detest it because they are either love-a-theist or it had once injured them. To some it is a nurture, a soothing aroma that heals all pain and fear while to others it is a mischievous sprite, a host that preys on the heart and slowly takes the life out of you. Love encompasses happiness, comfort, satisfaction, valor, gallantry(for men??), sadness, pain, fear, dissatisfaction. In short, a jumble of emotions.

Romantic lovers, often desperate to attest its unique existence, turn to the only expression they know hoping that it would strike out antagonism or skepticism about it. They say “I love you” to confirm their sincerity. It seems to be the only adequate expression they can think of to convey one’s feelings towards a beloved. Have you used it? I have encountered and seen the power it has upon lovers and how it can melt even the toughest of men. I have been a witness to countless number of laughs and tears that this powerful chemical has brought forth and I have been a victim to its lure as well. Without love, Shakepeare would have sat idle in his chair and died nameless.

Saying “I love you” takes only a few seconds but it will take you a lifetime to prove it. If you’ve been in love, you know what I’m talking about. And in that lifetime, different waves of emotion perforate - exhilaration, passion, joy, elation, pain, fear, frustrations…all in a bundle. If love can make a person laugh and sing, it can also make him/her kick and scream. It is sensitive and yet so harsh. It can make the most stubborn heart melt like butter but can also make the most fragile/delicate being brave all dangers. Each person experiences love in his or her own terms and I’d say your heartstrings are tugged depending on your lovers’ commitment. Love embraces both platonic love and extreme intimacy. Love, to me, is the mutual reciprocation of adoration, “Your heart in exchange for mine”. There’s a saying “Its better to be loved than to love”, but I say, “Its best to be loved and to love.” It would be a tremendous agony to know that your beloved is lagging behind and resists sharing your notch.

That naked little angel struck me once and his arrow is sure hard to pull out once it inflicts its potion. That potion gushes through the veins and when it reaches the heart, it explodes, sparks fly and you become powerless. You know youre in love when “he” makes you smile for no reason, makes you laugh at the unfunniest stuffs and makes you feel safe in the midst of trials. When you really love someone, you want him to be happy even if his happiness means you are not a part of it. To me, friendship facilitates love and when I can be myself, not having to pretend but not feel stupid when Im around him, then I know he’s the one. And when all the infatuation dwindles, friendship is what drives love further on and makes it strong. A newly loved couple may overlook all faults, conflicts and perhaps abuse too. Love in its genesis can be a refreshing, wonderful feeling but undying love emerge only through time. When you’ve reached a point where you become critical of one another, become easily irritated at things that didn't bother you earlier in the relationship and you become less patient with each other, but still…in the midst of all those hiccups, you manage to put in little efforts to revive the sparks and “will not give up” on each other, then you’ll know you’ve stood the test of time.  Sighh!