Prerequisites for Love

My concept of love has always been simple, and until now I thought I truly knew what it meant to love someone, and what it meant to be loved in return. However, recent events in my life have me convinced that my previous conception of love was quite shallow. So, I have now scrapped my previous ideas of love, and am taking my time figuring out what love truly is to me.

Although I may not be 100% sure what love is, or be able to put it into words,

I have taken the time to figure out what I want and what I need in a man.

I don't need a fairy-tale love; I am not naive enough as to believe that this concept even exists outside of the cinematic world. What I need is a man who understands me; a man who does not get confused in the complex workings of my inner thoughts. I need a man who is on the same intellectual level as I am. I need a man who is passionate, not just about me, but about life too. I need a man who is not only my lover, but also my best friend. I need someone who is eccentric, and who can also accept me for my many eccentricities. I need a man who can above all make me laugh, but also be able to find me hilarious. I need a man who can embrace the childish side of life, but at the same time knows how to act like an adult. Moreover, I need a man who gets me, and can accept me and love me for who I am.

I am sad to report that until recently I had failed at finding a man who even came close to meeting these requirements; however, there is a silver lining to this dreary cloud that overshadows my unsuccessful love life- I have now finally found a man who meets all but one of these prerequisites.

Surely this knight in shining armor will eventually meet all of these requirements, he just needs time. Although I believe we are heading in that direction, we are not yet in the place where "I love you" is exchanged. Therefore, while he may not yet technically love me, he most certainly accepts me for who I am, and this thought alone makes me happy.

So now that I have finally found a man who is literally everything I have ever wanted, I believe that I will eventually be able to formulate the concept of true love I have been desperately searching for, and only hope that I can do the same for him.