The annoying thing about love is you never get a warning before you fall in love with someone. The love that’s full of butterflies, going beyond typical anxiousness and putting you into a full blown tail spin. Love that is such a raw connection leaving us to fall often times too quickly.

We can be intimate with whomever we want but, that longing of needing to be closer to someone even when you are already as close as you can be doesn’t frequently happen. Being so enamored with the sound of someone’s voice that you lose track of your surroundings. Laying next to one another without the need to speak but instead feeling content with letting your eyes do the talking. That feeling of being almost totally comfortable with someone you don’t completely know but somehow feel safe and vulnerable around.

This love scares people because you can find yourself lost. Suddenly taking risks and making decisions on a whim that once took hours of questioning and pondering. Throwing things away you were building because love messed things up, and your buildings suddenly don’t fit your mold anymore. Effortlessly trying new things because love makes you feel like a stronger person.

The hopeless romantic in me believes that this is the only kind of love I will get. However I still ask the question, is this the type of love that will really last. Or will the blazing fire of passion, longing and sensuality be scorched out by life’s chaos.

I said once that I wanted an unplanned love, and I still stand by that. I hope that one day love walks into my life and completely disrupts my plans. I hope it inspires me to fulfill my biggest dreams while cheering me on as I take wild risks. I hope this love is both unexpected and everything that I asked for at the same time. I wouldn’t even say that I hope this love lasts forever because I know that most epic romances don’t.

But I do hope that this love is unforgettable because if we can’t love wholeheartedly, then what good is loving at all?