“Once in a while, right in the middle of everyday life, Love gives us a fairy tale.”

Recently, I was looking through old boxes from my parent’s house and I came across my middle school and high school poetry book. So, I thought I’d share this short piece I wrote on what it means to be in love. It was written in 2001, before I ever had experienced true love for myself. Now, years later, I am very much in love and my writing from my youth has come true.

What is True Love?

True love is when you will do anything for another person no matter the consequences.

True love is the best feeling in the world.

True love is when you mean the world to someone and they mean the world to you.

True love can conquer all obstacles.

True love becomes better and better as the relationship progresses.

True love is when you want to spend every waking moment with someone.

True love lasts when the lust of a relationship fades.

True love is when every moment spent with that special someone is too short and every moment spent without them is too long.

True love is everything. It can survive through any amount of distance and the worst hardships.

True love makes you stronger. It is unconditional and everlasting.

True love is putting yourself in danger so that the one you love will never feel one ounce of pain.

True love is knowing what someone is thinking or exactly how someone feels without saying a word.

True love is waiting your whole life for that special someone.

True love is real.

True love is utter happiness.

True love is sharing great experiences.

True love is about making sacrifices for that person.

True love is dying for someone because you can’t stand living without them.

True love lasts for eternity.

True love is appreciating the little things.

True love is romantic. It is about being amazed by that special someone.

True love is opening your soul and your deepest secrets.

True love is being as close to someone as you can possibly be.

True love feels like the first time, every time.

True love is wonderful and amazing.

By April Zlotnik

February 9, 2001