I apologize for the long silence, I’ve had a bit of writer’s block, but it’s about 11:45 pm and I’ve had an idea for a post. So I’ve never been in love but I know I’ve experienced platonic and familial love, also known as Philia. Philia is a Greek word that is almost the equivalent to “brotherly love”, it relates more to family and friends than to spouses or significant others. From what I know about my experience with “brotherly love” is that it never really goes away. I’ve had friendships that have had their ups and downs, but even at the low points, I knew that I would still do anything for the other person. I’ve gone through long periods of time where I didn’t talk to certain people that I used to be really really close to, but I still felt like I could just randomly strike up a conversation with them and it would be totally normal. I’ve fought with friends and I’ve fallen out of friendships, but I still felt so close to them (which is a very confusing feeling when you seem to have no reason to feel close to them). To me, that feels like what love should feel like. Love is feeling so unbelievably close to someone that it doesn’t matter what happened or how long it’s been, you can always rely on them and go to them and trust them. I know that there are so many circumstances where this could be flawed, but if the love between two people, romantically or platonically, is mutual, then nothing could get in the way of that. This may seem like a naive view of love, but I do genuinely believe that if the love between people is real, then nothing can ever truly ruin it. I also think that love can change. I believe that you can love someone romantically, but over time feelings can change. I really don’t know much about love, but I strongly believe that if you love someone, no matter what the context is, that feeling will be with you forever, even if you won’t be close to them forever.
*These opinions are subject to change, but I won’t change this post as my thoughts and views change.
C'est La Vie 