Some Say Love...

Love is present in every aspect of life. Therefore, love can have many different meanings, such as happiness or commitment. When I eventually enter a committed relationship, I hope to find these meanings, but I also know that love requires sacrifice in order to make the other person in the relationship happy. Additionally, love is not something that can be rushed because, as the article states, love is not demanding. Instead, love is patient and kind, and true love endures all things, good or bad. In my opinion, these characteristics of love are nice to think about, but I do not believe all of these characteristics can be found in one person to make them my soul mate. Actually, I do not believe in soul mates because I do not think you can search for a soul mate if you do not know what to look for as the article states. If I do not know what to look for, how can I be sure that I have found my soul mate? On the other hand, I think everyone has more than one person that they are automatically drawn to, and they just have to pick the one they want to spend the rest of their life with. In the songs listed below the characteristics of love can be found, and they show love in its versatile forms.

"We Found Love" by Rihanna

In this song, Rihanna describes her relationship with another person she met in which she realizes how much she likes him. She is surprised to have met this person that seems right for her because she has already accepted that this kind of love would never occur. This is a great message about love because the lyrics show that love is patient and that it may not occur when we look for it. Sometimes, love just happens.

Shine a light through an open door
Love and life I will divide
Turn away cause I need you more
Feel the heartbeat in my mind

"How to Love" by Lil Wayne

In this song, Wayne describes a woman who tries to find love, but she can't because she does not know how to even love herself. Once again, love is described as something that cannot be searched for. Instead, love must come to the person since love is always patient. Additionally, we cannot look for love if we do not have respect and care about ourselves because we cannot give love until we understand it ourselves.

You had a lot of crooks tryna steal your heart

Never really had luck, couldn't never figure out

How to love

"My Cherie Amour" by Stevie Wonder

This is one of my favorite songs because Stevie Wonder wrote it about his daughter, but he also intended the song to be for his significant other. This song shows how love is also about a desire to be with someone all the time. Also, this song shows that love requires dedication and time to someone in order to truly show him or her how much they mean to you.

My cherie amour

Pretty little one that I adore

You're the only girl my heart beats for

How I wish that you were mine

"Complicated" by Rihanna

This song describes an extremely difficult relationship between two people who deeply love each other. The lyrics of this song convey a strong message that love is not always happy. People have a view that love enables people to never be angry with each other, but that is a distorted belief. Actually, troubles are supposed to occur in a relationship because if two people love each other, they will figure a way to solve their problems.

Sometimes I get you

Sometimes I don't understand

Sometimes I love you

Sometimes it's you I can't stand

"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston

This is one of my favorite songs because it exemplifies that love lasts for eternity. In my opinion, this is the most important meaning of love because an eternity is a long time to be emotionally and physically attached to someone. Although they may not be your soulmate, this person plays a key role in your life, and it is almost impossible to stop loving them, even during rough patches of a relationship.

If I should stay

I would only be in your way.

So I'll go, but I know

I'll think of you every step of the way.

And I

Will always love you

I will always love you.