What does “I love you” mean to me? It means that I care about you, and will always be there for you no matter if you are right or wrong. My love will still remain. It means that I do not find interest or seek attention from other people of the opposite sex because I only have eyes for the one I love. It means I will put your needs and wants first, I will respect you, admire you, try to be a better person on a daily basis because of you. I will smile when I think of doing something nice for you. I will worry when I am not near you, I will be hurt when you are hurting, I will also feel joy as you do. I will miss you when you are away. I will tell you how much you are needed and wanted, and how beautiful of a person you are to me. I will never trade you in for someone else. I will share all my secrets, goals, desires, with only you. I will share my life and every aspect of it with you and only you.

I know of 10 ways to love according to Buddha, which always seemed to make a lot of sense to me. So I will share those with you.

1. Tell them about their brilliance

2. Be authentic and give others the gift of the real you and a real relationship

3. Don’t confuse “authenticity” with sharing every complaint, resentment, or petty reaction in the name of “being yourself.”

4. Listen, listen, listen.