L.O.V.E.

In the greek language there are several terms for what we have have compressed into a one. How have we, who are so advanced, compressed so many different emotions into one word? Is it possible to explain the feelings we feel for one another with one word. Or is it inadequate and have we just devolved into cavemen on the subject of love. Love is in all of us and we are all capable of loving someone. Whether it be a family member, a close friend, or a lover we were made with the capacity to love. But what does it mean to love? Especially in the context of a significant other? I believe that to love someone of the opposite sex it means that you must be 'L'oyal. If you love someone you should be able to give up everything for that person. When things get rough you shouldn't be ready to abandon that person and jump ship. No, the test of love is not being able to take a bullet for that person. The test is being able to stay with that person for the rest of your life. You should be able to 'O'verlook all that he/she has done to offend you. You shouldn't be looking at that person and staring at his/her flaws. You should be able to go through life knowing that everyone makes mistakes, but it is the fact that he/she isn't looking to intentionally hurt you. In love you must always be willing to forgive for these mistakes because you always see the ones that affect you, but you also always miss the ones that you do to them. In love there must always be 'V'erities. The eternal truth and unbroken law that should be upheld to someone you love is to never lie. Everything that you tell your lover should be the truth, no white lies or stretched truths. If you have to invent something you have probably done something wrong and you should work right away to correct it. Finally you must show 'E'motion. Love is easily tarnished and the easist way that this is done is by the hiding of emotion. Love is an emotion that should never have to be hidden. You should always be able to tell the person you love that you love them. No matter how bad ass you are, to tell someone that you love them is something that you shouldn't have to think twice about. Emotion is what keeps a relationship going and you should never have to hide it. The greeks had four types of love Agápe, Philía, Storgé, and Éros shouldn't we in this century have five by now?