Take the recent Netflix Series Bridgeton for example, it is the very picture of what we imagine true love to look like. A true period love story, but one with a modern twist. Watching the series, even the most hardened heart will be moved by the on-screen romance of the main characters.

He says I love you and I say I love you too, but I’m cognizant of how weighty those phrases are. In the short time we’ve been together, we have began to delve beneath the surface to discover what true love is. I predict our journey to the deeps of love will take us a decade, probably less to reach its depths. But even then, we will continue to perfect the craft of loving each other. We only have so much time to get it right— the rest of our lives. So far, we’ve had some experiences that have further solidified our relationship. There are some occurrences that take place…

I was recently in a room full of young people who unanimously agreed that love is not a good reason to get married. I recall a particular young lady actually saying, I will never get married for love. The statement sounded offensive to the romantic in me. I could not think of a better reason to get married if not for love. Marriage just simply won’t be worth it. I will never understand those who choose a loveless marriage, but then again, I am a romantic and a bit of an idealist when it comes to my views on marriage. However, I can understand where these young folks were coming…

He said he loved me, and my heart beat hard and fast in my chest. I said I loved him too, not sure exactly what I meant by those words. But if my heart beat would accelerate at a lightning speed and my entire body flush as though infused with fragrance from a thousand roses, then surely, I must really love him. That was my first love, naïve, young and wide-eyed. it bloomed like summer blooms and vanished with the last gasp of summer. I thought it will last forever. Surely when two people say they love each other that meant they will be together forever, right? The answer is…