What's the name of the game?

Love (noun) - a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person

Well, the online dictionary I looked that up on makes it sound standard. Like, it really isn't that hard of a word to understand, right? Anyone can figure out what love is.

No. This is not the case. I mean, I don't think many people know what love is at this age. People just get caught up in the passion of a relationship and say "I love you," but passion is fleeting and once that's over they don't realize why they say it in the first place.

I wish I could say I've been in love. But, I dont' think I have. And I hear that if you have to think about it, you probably weren't in love to begin with. Maybe I was. I really don't know. You know what, I think I was in love. Maybe not a mature love, but it was still love. I don't know what I'm saying. I've just been thinking ever since that damned phone call. I just don't know what to do. But I have a feeling I'm making the right decision.

I think I'm just cynical about it. I used to be a hopeless romantic but that part is slowly dying with each passing day. I don't think most teenagers know what love is, but they think they do. That's when things get confusing. Especially for the girls. Maybe that's why I'm trying to take my feelings out of the equations. I try not to "like someone alot." But it's hard to do. I don't think I'll ever succeed, which is a good thing later down the road. But right now, love doesn't seem to promising for me. This isn't me being emo, cause I'm not upset at all. I just had to get all of these feelings out.


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Love seems to be something to approach with caution, as if you'd come across a wrapped box in the middle of the street and have no idea what it contains. A bomb, maybe. Or a million dollars. I wasn't even sure what the meaning of the word was. Love? People got hurt doing that. People cried and wrapped their arms around themselves and rocked with loss. Loving words got turned to fierce, sharp, whip-cracks of anger that left permanent marks. At the least, it disappointed you. At most, it damaged you. No, thank you. -Wild Roses ; Deb Caletti