Too young for that?

~"Where to start?!" is how I feel about this one special word. Love can be such a beautiful essence, but at the same time could bring great pain and suffering. When it comes down to it, there are so many different interpretations of what love, love really is, but I think you just have to experience it for yourself. My first true and sincere love was so unexpected and towards someone of complete opposite ways  as me. He's the shy type, keeps to himself, and rarely even used to talked to me. But once I got to know the true person he was, I really had a liking towards him. Many people will jump into love too soon and try to rush things, but I think it just grows in a sense. Like a plant it starts small, but over time and effort it just continues to grow and grow. Since the nine months that we've been talking, there has been so many tough times and obstacles we have had to get through. The dictionary  states that love is," an intense feeling of deep affection." I agree with it, but I also disagree. I think love goes beyond just a feeling or just a word. True love develops not by physical characteristics alone or feelings you experience, but from the hardships you overcome with that individual. You begin to accept any flaws or shortcomings, and look at their positive qualities. And to me it's not just something to say when you think you should because you're with someone, it comes from the heart. The little things cause love to grow day by day. It's not only because I love the cute dimple on the left side of his cheek or the tight embrace when we say good-bye, but the person he is on the inside and the man he is becoming. Many people argue that we are just too young to fall in love at this age or how our emotions get too caught up in our actions and how we think we feel, but once you've been through both positive and negative situations with an individual and continue to keep that relationship alive, I think that should show for something.~