We're all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness — and call it love.
Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough.
Facts.
It only takes up to 4 minutes to decide whether you like someone or not;
There’s a reason why cuddling feels so good. Oxytocin, the so-called love or cuddle hormone, is produced during an embrace or cuddle;
The term “love” is from the Sanskrit lubhyati, meaning desire.
"It's bullshit to think of friendship and romance as being different. They're not. They're just variations of the same love. Variations of the same desire to be close."
Rachel Cohn
The best relationships - the ones that last - are frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship. And the person who was just a friend is... suddenly the only person you can ever imagine yourself with.