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The question: What does love mean to you? Have you always felt this way?

My answer: Love is a person who asks "how was your day?" and really cares what your answer is (or at least knows enough to fake it!). It's someone you feel comfortable spending time with - i.e., you're completely relaxed and don't feel self-conscious. In my case, it's someone who cooks meals for me because the key to my heart is definitely my stomach. It's someone who helps me out when I'm busy without making me feel guilty about it. 

No, I haven't always felt this way. When I was younger the answer would have more to do with passion, lust, immediacy, and borderline obsession. I think that's a normal teenage thing though - lots and lots of emotions all building up. Passion is really fun, but it's also cool to have found a best friend who I want to hang out with as much as possible. Also, passion can be kind of stressful and time-consuming, so now it's time to get on with all the other stuff I want to do in my life (my career, hobbies, etc.). I know my current boyfriend is a stable guy and I don't have to worry about too many dramatics right now. Is it more boring than when we first met 4 years ago? Well, I guess you could say it's less intense. Is it still a lot of fun? You betcha.

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