The Lover's Dictionary

>>ABSTRACTION, n . Love is one kind of abstraction. And then there are those nights when I sleep alone, when I curl into a pillow that isn't you, when I can conjure you there completely.

>>INEFFABLE, adj . Trying to write about love is ultimately like trying to have a dictionary represent life. No matter how many words there are, there will never be enough. .

Which is more stubborn, the love or the two arguing people caught within it?

yearning, n. and adj.

At the core of this desire is the belief that everything can be perfect.

flux, n.

The natural state. Our moods change. Our lives change. Our feelings for each other change. Our bearings change. The song changes. The air changes. The temperature of the shower changes.
Accept this. We must accept this.

corrode, v.

I spent all this time building a relationship. Then one night I left the window open and it started to rust.

love, n.

I'm not even going to try.

lover, n.

Oh, how I hated this word. So pretentious, like it was always being translated from the French. The tint and taint of illicit, illegitimate affections. Dictionary meaning: a person having a love affair. Impermanent. Unfamilial. Inextricably linked to sex.
I have never wanted a lover. In order to have a lover, I must go back to the root of the word. For I have never wanted a lover, but I have always wanted lover, and to be loved.
There is no word for the recipient of the love. There is only a word for the giver. There is the assumption that lovers come in pairs.
When I say, Be my lover, I don't mean, Let's have an affair. I don't mean Sleep with me. I don't mean, Be my secret.
I want us to go back to that root.
I want you to be the one who loves me.
I want to be the one who loves you.

I want my own books to have their own shelves," you said, and that's how I knew it would be okay to live together.

The key to a successful relationship isn’t just in the words, it’s in the choice of punctuation. When you’re in love with someone, a well-placed question mark can be the difference between bliss and disaster, and a deeply respected period or a cleverly inserted ellipsis can prevent all kinds of exclamations.