Dissection: Love of My Life
I'm a sucker for syntax.
I was looking at my multiply's inbox, mindlessly scrolling down from update to update when I chanced upon one of my friends' posts, with the the words "love of my life" in the subject. I read it over and over again and chewed on it. What does it mean when someone declares someone else the love of their life? How much more powerful is it compared to being called someone's beloved? Someone's love? It's probably interchangeable, but since I'm bored and tend to always think too much, I bothered to figure out its nuances. After all, it feels all grand when someone says the love of my life.
*Thinks*
Maybe when someone says that a person is the love of their life -- and that is, if they really mean it -- it seems that the love goes beyond the person. It escapes the one saying it, and transcends to his entire life: my entire life loves you, every aspect of my life loves you. You are the love of my life.
It sort of seems obsessive when taken in another way; it's bordering on making everything revolve around the love of one's life. Still, I think it's beautiful when taken carefully. You are the love of my life; my life loves you -- it's like saying I love you a million times over; it's like I love you coupled with my parents, my family, my cat loves you and my dreams love you, my job loves you and the nasty, embarrassing aspects of my person loves you.
When someone is declared to be the love of their life, it's like saying my past loves you, my present loves you, and my future loves you.
I'm probably blowing things over. It's one line with four words. Then again, that's probably it -- I always say "I love you" is such a heavy, meaningful three-word-combo that should only be used sparingly. Three words that should mean a lot and not just thrown around everytime your heart suddenly skips a beat.
With that, though, I guess it's only logical that the four words of love of my life is greater in value.