LOVE

I think I need to explain something. This might take a while and I'm a wee bit tired, okay, a lot bit tired. I'm going to try to explain my views of LOVE; the word, the concept, the misconception and its applications to me (like everything on this whole fucking blog (I've recently felt the need to describe a lot of things as "fucking", which could become a problem when I return to my parents house.)).

THE WORD
I use "the L word" is three ways. 1) to express a deep connection and trust with friends. So the word is often dropped very casually with people like Scurvyseawench and Countrybird. Also, may of my friends back home, who I've never mentioned before. 2) to express the long, long, long relationship and kinship of my family. Mostly my immediate family. 3) the powerful, scary one. To express love for someone. In my case it would be someone of the opposite sex, exclusively, but this varies from person to person. This is the way that parents warn their kids about using the word and the way it can change lives when used for the first time. It can have the same effect as "Will you marry me?" or "I do."I remember when my dad heard me tell The Ex that I loved him, oh so many years ago now, my dad took me aside later and warned me about those words. I blew him off at the time, but now I realize the wisdom in that warning.
THE CONCEPT
The concept of love is hard to grasp and define. What is love? People have been trying to define it for millinia.
Let's take a moment to break from my discuss of love and give the dictionary definition. Merriam-Webster defines love as(well, they're are 2 seperate entries):
love \'lev\ n 1 : strong affection 2 : warm attachment (~of the sea) 3 : attraction based on sexual desire 4 : a beloved person 5 : unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for others 6 : a score of zero in tennis - love*less adj
love vb loved; lov*ing 1 :CHERISH 2 : to feel apassion, devotion, or tenderness for 3 :CARESS 4 : to take pleasure in (~s to plat bridge) - lov*able \'le-ve-bel\ adj - lov*er n
So, now we're all on the same page as to the standard definition. Although, I'm sure we're all aware of what love is standardly suppose to feel like, or the act of being in love.
So, now that we have a definition. People have been trying to define love for millinia and often don't develop anything new. On my bookself, I have Plato's dialogues, which often try to understand the concept of love. I also have a book, which I have not read yet, called Against Love; A polemic by Laura Kipnis, which argues against love (I think). She wrote this book, because no one has ever been against love. Then I have Whitman and the non-narcissitic self-love and plays looking into "the power of love". But none of these every tell us what it is. Love is the great undefined.
I think that's enough for tonight. Maybe tomorrow, while procrastinating finishing my play I'll talk more about what I think about love. Its too late for my opinions now and I'm exhausted. Good night. Sweet dreams.