'ĭanny, 20: 'That's a deep question! I think love has everything to do with empathy and sacrifice. One of my favorite sappy quotes is 'love is not love, which alters when it alteration finds.' When life gets hard and things change, love remains the same.

Even through the ups, downs, and monotonous times of a relationship, you still can't imagine being without the other.'Įrica, 21: 'To me, love means five things: kindness, patience, respect, equality and acceptance. Love is as much about giving as it is about receiving. When you love someone you give them your time, and attention on good days and bad. Love is sometimes unconditional and sometimes fleeting. Love is a struggle but it is also life's biggest pick me up. Love is hard to find but easy to give away. Love is letting your guard down and opening yourself to being vulnerable. Love is knowing you would die to save your loved one.

Madeline, 22: 'To me, love is eating your favorite flavor of ice cream and always having room for more. The decision to serve someone else in this way, can be painful for both people, but it is ultimately done in the interest of the person being loved.' Knowing the greatest good can be incredibly difficult. Isaac, 20: 'Love is when someone is concerned for and makes a decision pertaining to the greatest good of someone else regardless of feelings and situation. I'll take the occasional heartache and feeling of loss any day if it's the consequence of having a truly vulnerable heart that makes room for love of all kinds.

'Īmy, 37: 'To me, love is messy, scary, anxiety-ridden.and as important as oxygen. Love starts as a concept and develops into a person.'Įlli, 21: 'Love is caring more about someone than yourself and putting their needs before yours, not because you have to, but because you want to. Someone that you love for their perfect imperfections, and someone you would rather laugh/argue/be with over anyone else. Love isn't finding someone you can live with, but someone you can't live without. 'īen, 20: 'To me, love is finding 'home' in one person. It means putting somebody else's wants, needs, and goals before yours and never letting them lose sight of it. Mary, 20: 'Love is selfless and unconditional. Margee, 20: 'To me, love means coming home to a full fridge and lots of hugs from my family.

What is love means to you