Love: Be Careful How You Throw The Word Around

"I love you". I bet everyone has heard that phrase a few billion times during their life. It might be your parents, your significant other, or just a friend, but you either say it or have someone say it to you almost on a daily basis. Love is a tricky word. It can make you feel like a million dollars and just as fast make you feel like you want to die.

As easy as it is to just say the phrase, you should remember to be very careful how you throw that word around. Saying it can be a be a double edge sword and can cut anybody from any direction. We have grown accustomed to just saying things without thinking about what they really mean, and without thinking about the impact they can have on another human life. The best definition of love I could give is that you know without a doubt that you couldn't live happily without that person in your life. You would risk your life and personal safety to make sure that person stayed safe. 

There are different feelings of love as well. The love you have for your parents or children is different than the love you will have towards a friend. The love for a friend would be different that the feelings you have for your significant other. The sad part is we have so many different feelings of love and only one term used to express it. Feelings are so hard to put a definition to that we tend to leave them vague such as being angry, sad, happy, or in this example..... love. 

To avoid breaking hearts or getting your heart ripped right out of your chest, try to understand the context of the word when you say it or when you hear it. There is a big difference between loving someone and being in love. You should love everyone but you can only be in love with one person. When you tell someone you love them, make sure your body language matches the intention of the way you said it. People will read your body more than the words that you say. Most people commonly get hurt during text messages, because they have no visual confirmation on what the person meant by what they said. 

It may sound inconvenient but many people hear what they want to hear despite the way you say it. So be careful how you throw that dangerous L word around. Make sure that the people you say it to know what you mean, because the last thing you want is to be the person that broke a heart. Now I'm sure that if you tell a friend you love them they will understand, but when dealing with members of the opposite sex be careful. Don't just say it for the heck of it if you don't mean it. It is REALLY HARD to bandage a broken heart.