Ain't it funny...

I have come to terms with the fact that loving someone is by far the biggest challenge I have ever been faced with, aside from trying to teach a five year old that flushing the toilet is nothing to be scared of...

For starters, this person has, not only the ability to give you these sudden, wonderful, unexpected feelings of euphoria, but simultaneously holds the power to emotionally shatter you into a million pieces. And this five year old thought the toilet was something to be feared. This is not an attempt to trash talk love by any means, after all, some of the best life lessons can be learned through these trial-and-error relationships. However, the optimistic person is guaranteed to exit a serious relationship with bruised and beaten heart in hand if they are not fully aware of what they're getting themselves into. And here's the catch: you can explain, warn, list, draw diagrams, even provide a written thesis, statistics and all, on love and all the things that could potentially go wrong, but it isn't until someone has experienced it for themselves, that they'll fully comprehend what any of us (us being those with the experience) are talking about.

I am completely in belief, that love is, indeed, blind. In fact, blind and reckless, at that. Love knows no boundaries, it's both patient and impatient. It defies all logic, science, and preconceived notions. It can turn even the most level-headed, down-to-Earth people into someone unrecognizable. To put it simply, love is an addiction, for lack of a better word.

One that keeps you up at night wondering how the hell they managed to find their way around that  Great Wall of China (again) you spent all that time building up, and into your heart. And you can't help but think to yourself, "here we go again."

The person who used to pride themselves in being strong, independent, and alone, is no more. And to much disappointment, you wave that white flag in surrender, giving up everything you had worked so hard to hold on to this time.

Love will do that.