How can you tell if you've found "true love"?

It can be difficult to know if the love you've found is true. Sometimes you find a love that you think is true... and then things go wrong and you realize that maybe it wasn't so perfect after all. But just sometimes... a love comes along that doesn't go away when difficult situations arise. You meet someone who always has time for you, no matter how busy they are... someone who makes you feel special, and who you can always trust with your deepest secrets. Someone who makes your heart leap, just thinking about them... and who loves you even when you're grumpy, or feeling ugly... or first thing in the morning, when your hair is messy and you haven't brushed your teeth. Someone who wants to make you smile and laugh, and who laughs with you... and understands why you sometimes cry. Someone who wants to hold you, and keep you safe from harm... and who wants to share a life with you, with all its ups and downs and difficult times. We don't think that true love always lasts forever. That's not how you can tell if a love is true. It's that special way it makes you feel... and a shared warmth and joy at simply being together. Love can come and go... but true love is never forgotten. ♥

Written by Carla Sue