There is a relatively large difference between loving someone and being in love with them and recently it has come to my attention that certain people do not know the difference and this has started to get on my nerves, knowing that these people do not know the difference yet they throw the words around as if it means nothing.
People as young as 13 seem to be throwing the term "I love you" around and it's clear that none of them know what it really means. They also claim that they are in love with a person they have only been in a relationship with for a short period of time and although it can take only seconds to fall in love with a person and it can happen at any age, it doesn't mean that these children know what the terms even mean, and it's clear that they have no idea what the difference it. But there are adults that are the same, not knowing the difference is. So here's a little something to help you know.
I LOVE YOU
So do you know what "I love you" means? You can love anyone, a friend, a family member, a pet even a partner. You can love anybody and anything, even an inanimate object but it does not mean you are in love with them or it. So, you love your partner? Your boyfriend or girlfriend? Then okay, but what is loving someone? It is caring for them, wanting to be there for them, looking after them in their hour of need, but more importantly it is loving them for who they are and taking them as they come without wanting to change a thing about them. It's basically just having strong feelings for a person, whether it is a family member or not.
It doesn't seem like much does it? To say I love you to somebody who means something to you. But it is in their eyes, because although it means you aren't in love with them, it still means you care and want to be near them or spend time with them.
Now, what about this...
I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU
Being in love with somebody is completely different to just loving them. There is more to it. Being IN love with someone comes from the bones, from every single inch of you. You feel it all over your body. When that one special person comes near you you get butterflies in your stomach, you smile even at the thought of them and you have a stupidly huge grin on your face when you see them. It's wanting to be with them every second of the day and being unable to think of your life without them. It's wanting to take care of them at every opportunity you get and wanting to make sure that they are always close by. Being in love is having that one person on your mind every second of the day, and worrying about whether they are thinking of you. They are the first person you think of when you go to sleep and the last person you think of before you go to bed at night. They are your whole world who gets you out of bed in the morning because you know you'll be able to see them. And there is so much more but I think I've made the point.
So, has that summed it up slightly? Given you all an insight into the difference between the two? I hope so. Maybe now the terms won't get mixed up or mislead somebody.
