What Women Want
I found this on someone's facebook, and it reminds me of something that I would normally copy from Alaina's livejournals. I'm posting something romantic this time:
"Wait for the guy who calls you "beautiful" instead of "hot", who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat or will stay awake just to watch you sleep. Wait for the one who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you're in your sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you're the prettiest when you have no makeup on and insists on holding you around the waist. Just the one who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky he is to have you. . . the one who turns to his friends and says, "that's her."
I don't know if there is any commentary to go along with this one. But guys, take note, we do love being kissed on the forehead!!! I think if I put this quote together with the quote from the Notebook that is found in my previous entry ("The best love is the kind that awakens the soul, makes us reach for more, and plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds."), then we have the ideal love. Does is exist? The optimistic part of me says "yes." The cynical part of me says "no." I guess I'll just have to wait to find out.
Ok, I mentioned earlier that I usually copy from Alaina's livejournal, and since I'm going with this theme of love, I'm going to copy one of Alaina's recent entries. By the way, if none of you read her journal, you should. She's the best.
You may not be his first, his last, or his only.
He might have loved before.
But if he loves you now, if he can make you laugh,
if he admits to being human and making mistakes,
hold onto him and give him the most you can.
He's not gonna quote sappy poetry and he may not be thinking about you every moment,
but he will give you a part of him that he knows you can break... his heart.
So don't hurt him, don't change him, don't analyze,
and don't expect more than he can give.
Smile when he makes you happy,
let him know when he makes you mad,
and miss him when he's not there.
Perfect guys don't exist ---
but there's always that one guy who is perfect for YOU.
I think that some of us ladies have a notion that our man will be perfect, but we have to love that other person unconditionally, taking the good and the bad. That's what I think lacks sometimes. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. We want to love the good and get rid of the bad, but you cannot change a person. You either choose to love that person for who he or she is, or you move on. I think sometimes we want the Cinderella story. We want the guy, like the glass slipper, who is a perfect fit. The truth is there is no perfect fit - sometimes the slippers slip off our feet and sometimes our toes don't have enough room to wiggle, but eventually walking in those shoes becomes comfortable and you never want to take them off. When you find the right love, it's because you're comfortable, not because it's perfect.
I think true love is when you want to kiss someone even though they have morning breath and when you want to hold them even though they're sweaty. It's when the two of you have a huge fight and you start to walk out of the door, but somethings pulls you back into their arms. True love is when you wake up the next morning and can't even remember what the stupid fight was about. Love is being thousands of miles apart and still being able to feel that person next to you. Love is when the words "I Love You" don't even begin to express exactly how you feel. Love is when you're old and gray but the way you feel about one another is still brand new. Love is knowing that "for better or for worse" could be a toin coss, but you'd rather it be "for worse" with that person than "for better" with anyone else. Finally, love is choosing to walk the long, rocky path with someone else by your side instead of choosing to walk the easy road alone.
"Wait for the guy who calls you "beautiful" instead of "hot", who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat or will stay awake just to watch you sleep. Wait for the one who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you're in your sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you're the prettiest when you have no makeup on and insists on holding you around the waist. Just the one who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky he is to have you. . . the one who turns to his friends and says, "that's her."
I don't know if there is any commentary to go along with this one. But guys, take note, we do love being kissed on the forehead!!! I think if I put this quote together with the quote from the Notebook that is found in my previous entry ("The best love is the kind that awakens the soul, makes us reach for more, and plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds."), then we have the ideal love. Does is exist? The optimistic part of me says "yes." The cynical part of me says "no." I guess I'll just have to wait to find out.
Ok, I mentioned earlier that I usually copy from Alaina's livejournal, and since I'm going with this theme of love, I'm going to copy one of Alaina's recent entries. By the way, if none of you read her journal, you should. She's the best.
You may not be his first, his last, or his only.
He might have loved before.
But if he loves you now, if he can make you laugh,
if he admits to being human and making mistakes,
hold onto him and give him the most you can.
He's not gonna quote sappy poetry and he may not be thinking about you every moment,
but he will give you a part of him that he knows you can break... his heart.
So don't hurt him, don't change him, don't analyze,
and don't expect more than he can give.
Smile when he makes you happy,
let him know when he makes you mad,
and miss him when he's not there.
Perfect guys don't exist ---
but there's always that one guy who is perfect for YOU.
I think that some of us ladies have a notion that our man will be perfect, but we have to love that other person unconditionally, taking the good and the bad. That's what I think lacks sometimes. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. We want to love the good and get rid of the bad, but you cannot change a person. You either choose to love that person for who he or she is, or you move on. I think sometimes we want the Cinderella story. We want the guy, like the glass slipper, who is a perfect fit. The truth is there is no perfect fit - sometimes the slippers slip off our feet and sometimes our toes don't have enough room to wiggle, but eventually walking in those shoes becomes comfortable and you never want to take them off. When you find the right love, it's because you're comfortable, not because it's perfect.
I think true love is when you want to kiss someone even though they have morning breath and when you want to hold them even though they're sweaty. It's when the two of you have a huge fight and you start to walk out of the door, but somethings pulls you back into their arms. True love is when you wake up the next morning and can't even remember what the stupid fight was about. Love is being thousands of miles apart and still being able to feel that person next to you. Love is when the words "I Love You" don't even begin to express exactly how you feel. Love is when you're old and gray but the way you feel about one another is still brand new. Love is knowing that "for better or for worse" could be a toin coss, but you'd rather it be "for worse" with that person than "for better" with anyone else. Finally, love is choosing to walk the long, rocky path with someone else by your side instead of choosing to walk the easy road alone.