STAGES OF LOVE

When you first fall in love
It is a feeling,
A very powerful feeling
That leaves you dizzy and breathless

You want to be with that person
Every second of the day
Feeling like you’ve never felt before
Sharing like you’ve never shared before

But love, like all feelings, comes and goes
And during those times that the feeling isn’t there
That is when love grows into a decision

The decision to love is not as intoxicating
But it is much stronger than the feeling of love
Because it is based on the knowledge that you do love
Rather than on the fleeting moments of the feeling of love

The decision to love can be made at any time in a relationship
Through the good times and the bad
And it is your decision to make, no one else’s

But love is strongest when it is a commitment
A commitment to work through any situation
With a willingness to learn and grow
Without giving up on each other