its a crazy thing we do, isn't it?

falling in love.

sharing your life with someone.

giving your heart to another person to the extent that losing them could potentially destroy you...its just a crazy thing to do.

life is hard on your own. you have highs and lows. you have to deal with your hurt, emotions and miscellaneous life trials. you learn to pick yourself up. you learn what makes you happy and the things that you can live without. you explore places, people, things, and feelings. you decide your goals and dreams and learn to follow your heart when all else fails. you have to trust yourself. you have to decide what to pursue and what to let go.

now add someone else to that. their hurt. their happiness. their highs and lows. their life trials. their family. their friends. their experiences. their preferences. their goals and dreams. their habits. their emotions. their wants.

you take on all of that. you hurt when they hurt. you are happy when they are happy. you begin to sacrifice your own dreams to help them fulfill theirs. you learn all about their likes and dislikes. you cry when you can't help them. you ache when you feel you have failed them. your good day is ruined when you can't bring a smile to their face. you watch movies they want to watch. you go places they want to go. they are always around.

because you're in love.

i know its worth it.

but it just sounds crazy.