We’re officially in the holiday season, and the holidays make me think about love. Love sometimes feels like a mythical concept that is deeply embedded in our culture but appears to be constantly evading us. So, what is love? Side bar:  I miss being able to flip through a paper dictionary, but let me not digress. I looked at multiple definitions, and this is the one I like the most, especially for this blog.

Love (as defined by dictionary.com): noun
1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.

2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.

3. sexual passion or desire.

For the purpose of this blog which is centered around romantic love, let’s combine a few of these to get to this description: a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person that includes a feeling of warm personal attachment. Now that the framework and perspective has been laid, we can get to business.

There are few conundrums surrounding love. First, how do you get or find love. Once you find it, how do you keep it. If you lose it, how do you recover from a broken heart. Continue reading “Letting Go of Love” →