I LOVE YOU

Aloha! Do you know that it also mean love, affection, etc beside just a ‘Hi’? and do you know that tomato is once called love apple?

Well, now you know.

Love is abstract just as beauty is relative to every individual. But how do we know that we are in ‘love’? Or……what is love itself? It is easy to say ‘I love you’ but to be able to look someone in the eye and actually means it while saying it is tough. A13-years-old I knew told me this, “A relationship is like a rose. You get the thorn first then the beauty of the flower.” Meaning love is just a gorgeous thing!

But I have a different concept, “Love looks good but tastes bad.”

No, I am not being cynical or anything. From all the relationship I observed around me, some of it is based on the kind of love that hurts both people involved (scary!!!). I prefer to refer it as ‘teenage love’, and I do not mean as if it is a bad thing. I knew how hard it is and I believed everyone who has been caught in this teenage love knew how much it influences our daily life. Only the adult (some) that did not realising it. Why? Some adults will literally laugh on it ---“Heartbreak and gossips are not problems. Taxes and insurance ARE problems.” Sometimes I think adults forgot how it is to be a teen.

And oh! Don’t forget about crush! It is got to be that first time you try to talk to your crush ---terrifying! But, it is cute, isn’t it? Okay okay, back to my main story. How does love evolved between human beings? Is it because of hormones? Is it philosophical? What is it? What is love?

One thing for sure, appearance does play a part. That first 7 seconds will leave a lasting impression, so you just have to look good all the time, eh? Although, I did not mean just about clothes, makeup, and accessories, behaviour and characters also contributed to your appearance. I have a friend who is just an average looking kind of girl, but she is so likeable, good natured and has a pleasant attitude. Somehow, she just ‘shines’ through. THAT made her real pretty! Any guy would definitely be attracted. If the guys are spelled, then comes the flirting. Some are so damn obvious like, smiling suggestively (stupidly I reckon), winking, sweet talking, teasing, and etc. While some are not so, like an eye contact across the room. Still, it is about body language all the same.

Don’t you love it to see how two human beings just fall in love? They can either be deeply in love or madly in love. As I say, there is a different between the two. Deeply in love means they are ready for any consequences and there should not be any jealousy---consummate love. For example, the girl was talking to a guy and her partner saw it and stampedes the poor guy. That is plain stupid. THAT is madly in love, the sort of relationship when the couples are still unstable in terms of minds and hormones. You know, immature. But, DON’T try to separate them; they have the right to like each other. All they need is proper guidance.

Classroom is where the magic happens. So here I will list down some things that happen in the classroom. Woohoo! Love is in the air. The sort of chemistry I like!

Okay here we go!

1. Why boys are nasty/mean to girls?

Because boys will be boys, they will only grow up when they are 22. In some cases, if he provoked only one particular girl, there is a good chance that he fancies her. It is because he did not have the guts to show his feeling or it is just a guy thing you know; don’t ever look weak.

2. I know he fancies me, but why he won’t admit it?

Well, I told you, it is a guy thing! If a girl managed to make a boy madly in love with her, it means she had beaten him. Am I right? And is there any boy would admit he lose to a girl? No way! It took a MAN to admit that!

3. I like him and hate him at the same time. How is that possible?

It is quite possible. Even I experienced it. It is difficult to explain but it is like Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul type, the cat and dog’s bond. You like him well enough, but there are always his annoying act.

4. Why girls always playing hard to get?

No one wants to look desperate, right? It is just the nature. Males are the hunters and females are the prey. If the preys get caught to easily, where is the fun?

Ah since I’m a girl, I cannot put too much boys view, because I have no idea really what is it on the guys mind. Any guy read this and wants to add some, tell me then.

Also, there is that secret admirer who put notes on your table or dropping some chocolates secretly on bags. Oh yeah, high school is fun! Not only fun for the lovebirds, but also for the one who watch them. They could be so awkward at times.

And when the other is missing, they’ll say “I’m lovesick” ROFLMAO

This is fun! When they say that, do they even know the symptoms? Only when they are experiencing

· mania – abnormally elevated mood, inflated self esteem, extravagant gift giving

· depression – tearfulness, insomnia, loss of concentration

· OCD – preoccupation, checking (e.g. text messages/emails, etc.), and hoarding valueless but superstitiously resonant items

· Psychologically created physical symptoms, such as upset stomach, change in appetite, insomnia, dizziness, and confusion.

Then they can be diagnosed with lovesick disease. Congratulations!

(Symptoms are taken from Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_sickness)

But beware! Never clings onto your partner (obsessive love), no ones want that. Plus, don’t forget your friends. Set aside some time to go hang out with them; do catching up. And when things get bored in the relationship, do not cheat on you partner. Just talked about it and figured out a way to spice things up.

One last word from me before I end, we should be wooed and were not made to woo, quoted from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Act 2 Scene i. With we in terms of female. Cheers!

Further reading could be obtained from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love)