Love is a friendship that has caught fire.
It appears as quiet understanding,
trust, sharing, and forgiving.
It remains loyal through good & bad.
It settles for less than perfection
and makes allowances for human weakness.
Love feels content with the present;
it hopes for the future; it doesn't brood over the past.
Love includes the day in, day out, chronicle of irritations,
problems, & compromises; the small disappointments,
big victories, and good goals.
If you have a love in your life,
it can make up for a great many things you lack.
If you don't have it,
no matter what else you have, it never feels enough.