LOVE

“Nothing is more beautiful than the love that has weathered the storms of life. The love of the young for the young, that is the beginning of life. But the love of the old for the old, that is the beginning of things longer” — Jerome K. Jerome

LOVE AAJ KAL: Young love, when you are naive and believe that fairy tales come true and there are knights in shining armour in real life also.

LOVE FOREVER (the seven lives kind): Mature and seasoned love, the rose tinted glasses through which you viewed the world are off, feet firmly planted on the ground, in the been there done that phase.

LAK: Love at first sight holds true, the ecstasy of first love, no emotion comes close to this feeling. You keep looking for excuses to cross each other to catch a glimpse of the face you are crushing on.

LF: Love at first sight happens only in movies and romance novels. When did you last, really look carefully at your beloved life partner, you live together but really looking carefully, shake those memory cells and it will come to you..

LAK: Daydreaming, fantasising, wishing you knew a way to find out if he also feels the same way about you. Sleepless at night, dreaming about possibilities and you melt into a puddle of feelings.

LF: You have been thinking about chores, what to wear tomorrow, things to do and random thoughts, everything except about the one you love.

LAK: Making friends with people who know him, so that you can discover the smallest of details about him, you don’t want to miss the tiniest quirk.

LF: You live together, share a loo, know things you wish you did not and could erase them from your memory.

LAK: The first meeting you are tongue tied and rush in with words to fill in the silence, later the two of you can’t stop jabbering and talking about anything and everything under the sun.

LF: Keeping quiet is a better option than fighting about who left wet footprints all over the floor, anyways you know him better than yourself..

LAK: You can rebel against the entire world just to be with him, bunking classes is just a small obstacle in spending time with him.

LF: Arguing over which channel to watch on television, watching nonsensical videos on social media, this is what being together has come to.

LAK: Surfing online sites, walking endless footsteps in a mall, peeping into tiny stores for the perfect gift.

LF: Pampering yourself with the best gifts, if you keep waiting for gifts from him, you will have to wait forever.

LAK: Small touches on the arm, a peck on the cheek, little caresses on the back of the neck. You can’t help yourself when you are together.

LF: Apply salve on the sore back, scratching at that hard to reach spot, then maintain one arm distance.

LAK: New bonds, you still have to know more about him, trying to guess his reaction about stuff you care and thinking if your thoughts match .

LF: He might surprise you at times, but you are so attuned to each other you complete each other’s sentences and can even predict reactions.

LAK: Tender young love with dreams of a rosy future, you soar high in the sky and fall down easily.

LF: Love which is permanent, warts and all, does not matter, nothing fazes you, you will be together.

LAK: Life without him, possible, there are many more options to choose from, life is short move on.

LF: Life without him hard to imagine and not worth living.