True Love...

How do you know true love?

True love is rare. It comes to few; yet it is what we all hope to find. It often develops over time; sometimes felt from the first moment. It is hard to define but when you have it you know it. Or do you?

 Does it take being apart to make one realize that what they had was true love? Does the reality of missing that person set in all at once or does it happen gradually? Why is it the one that we can't live with becomes the one we can't live without?

Can you find true love in the same person after they walked out? Did it take them walking out to realize what they had? Did it take them not being there for you to want them back even more?

The heart is fragile. Yet we continue to allow it to be broken over and over. Each time vowing this will be the last. Should our hearts have a "FRAGILE" label? Should we announce to all--my heart has been broken--handle with care?

Maybe we like the pain? If we didn't, why would we allow it to happen again? Do we allow ourselves to be hurt because we enjoy the pain? Is it the hope that this will be the last time and our hearts will heal?

How do you heal a heart? Can the emptiness be replaced? Can we allow it to be open to the possibility of another heart break? What is the healing time?

One last question, Can I trust you with my heart?

Lesson Learned: I didn't know I needed you until I didn't have you to need!