my simple definition

Webster's New World Dictionary AND Thesauraus

love (luv) n. 1. strong affection or liking for someone or something 2. a passionate affection of one person for another 3. the object of suck affection; a sweetheart or lover 4. Tennis a score of zero - vt., vi. to feel love (for) - fall in love (with) to begin to feel love (for) - in love feeling love - make love 1 to woo, embrace, etc. 2 to have sexual intercourse - lov'able or love'able adj. - loveless adj.

MY definition

Love for yourself is when you know that you are imperfectly perfect. Meaning, you know you have your imperfections, but you also know that these imperfections are what make you who you are, and you wouldn't change these imperfections for anyone.

Love for another is when you see someone and know they are perfectly imperfect. This means that you think all of thier imperfections are perfect even if they think otherwise. You would never want this person to change and you really don't notice their imperfections because to you their imperfections are pretty much perfect. In a simple way, to you the sun shines out this persons ass.

When you really love someone you love them for who they are, not what they have. You cherish the small moments that make things perfect, not the flashy moments that cause strife. You never lose faith in the person no matter how much they fuck up. You're willing to throw yourself infront of a bus for this person, take a bullet for them, and be put through hell and back all in one day. You really know, deep deep down, that no one else in this world will ever be right for you no matter how much they may try. When you love someone treat them this way, don't play kindergarten games and act like an ass when you like someone. These apply to both males and females because lets face it, the one person you really love makes your stomach turn and you feel like you're going to puke everytime you see them, but their the one person your willing to feel this way for, so don't let that someone go.

--aliciaa