He says "Love, I'm sorry", and she says, "What for? I'm yours and that's it, for ever."

Today I thought of something Anna-Lisa wrote. It was quite profound, I think. Or maybe it wasn't, but I remember it. That should say something. Regardless, it was about love. (doesn't everything link back to love? I can't think of anything that doesn't. but I digress.)

She wrote about the ten different ways of saying I love you, and what each could be interpreted as saying. The basic idea, and I quote:

"Actually, anytime anyone changes the spelling of "love" and adds/changes/intentionally misspells words, you're usually screwed. Examples include: luv, luvz, luff, and lurve."

Hah, and I totally understood that. "love ya!" and "<3 you!" and "ily!" are so fake, so false, so cheap (even if not intended to be) compared to the simple yet profound "I love you." I seen it happen all the time. Why does it happen? Is it insecurity? Or too forward? Yes, love is strong. Are you afraid of the intensity of the word? Or maybe it's just to be cute. But love isn't cute. No, love is powerful, mighty, and sometimes ugly and unbearable. But don't call love by any other name, it's just a cheap imitation.

Love...deserves more than a cheap imitation.