Love, in love and feelings.

I have placed a lot of thought into the question we all ask. "What is love anyways?" I have come to the following conclusions although quite short and sweet.

Love is something that we feel instinctively from birth. It is a feeling of security, reassurance, stability, respect and serves as a boost to our over-all feeling of self worth. As well, in means that you care about what happens to someone you "love." "In Love" is a term used mostly at the onset of a relationship. It describes feelings of passion, joy, emotion and fulfillment of ones needs completely. This does not however mean that there is "Love" to be found anywhere close by. This feeling is temporary in many cases. And lastly, simply having "Feelings" for someone is a term most often used in place of "In Love." It's a way to side-step using the term "In Love" and is most likely more of an accurate statement. This term describes the feeling one gets when they think of the other person getting harmed, leaving them or if they were to die. The outcome of those thoughts should be painful if one has "Feelings" for the other.

So, in conclusion I think that When you start with having feelings, move to being in love and over time move to love....you have done it right. However, if you cannot sustain all of the above, and one element fails.....it was not love at all. That still just leaves one question. . . when does one know when having feelings has turned into being head over heels in love? That is a gray area my friends I leave to someone else to answer.