Lust is often misunderstood to be love. Lust is the state of being completely lost in the emotion of unreasoning desire. A decision to commit oneself to another and to work through conflicts instead of giving up is what is love. It’s not love if yelling at her in an argument doesn’t make your throat burn like you just downed 6 shots. It’s not love if her eyes can’t make you stop in your tracks and think about what you’re going to say next. It’s not love if her laugh doesn’t make you tense up at your knuckles thinking about never hearing it again. If her voice can’t calm your worst anxiety attacks and makes you not want to listen to anything she has to say, you’re not in love with her. If her smile doesn’t make your chest quake and your lungs shrink but feel refreshed all in one motion, you’re not in love with her. If her taking off her clothes is when you pay most attention to her, you’re not in love with her. Lust is when you’re obsessed w...