In love with..?

A conversation on msn with a couple of people set me thinking...

Are you in love with the person?
Or simply in love with the idea of being in love?

Marriage is for life. Divorce rates are rocketing up up and away.. But is that good enough reason for us to contemplate that as a viable route out? Is it justifiable to sign on the cert, go through the customaries, bow to Heaven, oath before Christ, and then get a divorce?

I've seen so many couples who stay together out of habit. They were part of a pair for so long, they've forgotten how to function as an individual.

Then there are those who're obviously unhappy, yet chose to compromise their happiness for the sake of staying "in love".

But Love ain't about unhappiness. It's not about pride and it certainly ain't about inconsiderateness. I'm no Love guru.. but my simplistic view of Love is that it is about 2 persons.

2 persons' happiness, 2 persons' growth, 2 persons' maturity and 2 persons' lives.

Selfishness and pride have no room to jostle in the sanctity of Love.

And marriage? It should be a lifelong affair.
Love keeps it going.. Faith guides as a beacon.. and Hope provides the nourishment.

We all need to figure out what we want and don't want before taking the leap of faith. Myself included.