Shakespeare had a lot to say about love.

When I doubt my feelings, I often read some of his work, it helps me remember that although love is not perfect it is worth nourishing.

i think that when most people say 'i love x' what they actually mean is 'i want to be loved by x' - m.scott peck got this right, for all that he might have had personal faults - that love is not a feeling - that it can exist in the absence of the feeling of being in love - that is active caring for the other, in spite of the ego, which is diminished rather than boosted by the experience of being truly loving towards the other

The Greeks had it right. They had, like, eight words for love. We need to get on that.

We also need a word between boyfriend and fiancee.

I always thought the word love was a bit abstract. I've seen people use it for granted, out of politeness rather than actually meaning it. It's really sad.

As in love is used rather easily these days, I admit I forgot how rare I should use that word. I've become one of those people that used it when they didn't mean to.
For that I'm pissed off, I have since gone back on the few times I was throwing that word around