Beautiful yet painful

Love is the core of our lives. It is the purpose, passion and meaning of life. To love and be loved is the point of it all. Yet love, so important and central to our lives, is a complex experience and a confusing word, but what really is love.Others say “Love is an intense, deep affection for another person”.In my opinion "Love is a mix of emotions, behaviors, and beliefs associated with strong feelings of affection, protectiveness, warmth, and respect for another person. LOVE is the most beautiful emotion in this world. Love is mature, selfless, patient and pure. Love doesn’t expect anything in return. Love never complains, love never regrets, love never demands. It inspires us to become the best that we can be. It allows us to see the good out of the bad and the same time it teaches us the value things in life. But at the same time, being in love can cause pain and each of us, at some point has already experienced this. Unfortunately, this kind of pain is inevitable. When we are in love, all we can see are beautiful things. We yearn for sweetness and affection. We also look for the tangible ways in which our feelings can be represented. Because of this cravings, we tend to set expectations on how love can be exercised. But how when we expect certain things to happen but they won’t? Indeed feeling frustrated is normal but there is no need to wallow in the pain brought by failed expectations.