We all have the potential to fall
in love a thousand times in our lifetime.
It's easy. The first girl I ever loved was someone
I knew in sixth grade. Her name was ___; we talked
about ____. The last girl I love will be someone I
haven't even met yet, probably.
They all count. But there are certain people you love
who do something else; they define how you classify
what love is supposed to feel like. These are the most
important people in your life, and you'll meet
maybe four or five of these people over the span of 80
years.
But there's still one more tier to all this; there
is always one person who you love who becomes that
definition. It usually happens retrospectively, but it
always happens eventually. This is the person who
unknowingly sets the template for what you will always
love about other people, even if some of those lovable
qualities are self-destructive and unreasonable. The
person who defines your understanding of love is not
inherently different than anyone else, and they're
often just the person you happen to meet the first time
you really, really want to love someone. But that
person still wins. They win, and you lose. Because for
the rest of your life, they will control how you feel
about everyone else.
*showers you in adoration*
Did you write all of it?