Am I ready for love?

India.Aire has a song that says:
"I am ready for love
why are you hiding from me?
I'd quickly give my freedom
to be wrapped in your captivity..."

It's a beautiful song-
and I totally feel the sentiment,
but really... AM I ready for love???

With all the hoopla surrounding Valentines Day-
(and all the stores pushing hearts and crap down your throat
before Christmas is even over) I had to stop and ask myself-
What IS love? REAL LOVE?? Am I ready for love???

Most of the time what comes to mind when one thinks of love,
it is the Hollywood idealized version... which tends to lead you
down the dark alley of disillusionment and disappointment.

Most people think love is having a "perfect" relationship
(when neither of you are perfect)
or that love is easy-
or that love enough to make things last forever...

Love is so much more than roses, a card and chocolate once a year.
Now don't get me wrong- I love all of that stuff...
(and jewelry, and spa packages, and perfume and...) :)
It's just that no one talks about the tears, the sacrifices and compromises
that one must make to be with someone else.
Someone who did not experience life the way you did-
Someone who does not think the way you do, or do things
the way YOU do them (or think they should be done)

So I wonder... Am I ready for love?



Or is the question- Is it ready for me??


Sangindiva~