how do you know what love is?

I'm not exactly sure how to describe it...it has to be a deep down feeling...something that comes from your heart and stomache at the same time...I've been with my woman for 14ish yrs...and I probably took my homelife for granted...getup...goto work...come home...spend sometime with her and my boy till they headed off to bed a few hrs later. Sleeping in the same bed with her was...well...everyday normal...didnt think about it much really...like i said...it was the norm. A couple months ago I started a new job and for the first few months I've had to work nights. After the change and after getting used to the time change it hit me. A couple of nights have passed when I actually got homesick. I missed my sweetheart...I miss being with her...I miss climbing into bed and listening too her breathe...I miss getting into bed and having my side warmed by her body because she sleeps on my side of the bed when im not there...I miss her. So for me to realize true love...I had to have some of it takin away from me...We'll get through it until I go back to day work...but until then...my heart breaks everynight when I walk out the door.

Love allows you to feel secure and safe. It brings with it anticipation of seeing or hearing that person that loves you. Love does not know jealousy or insecurity. Lust does know those things. True love never goes away. It will change over time. It becomes a feeling of comfort and awareness that a part of you is now a part of someone else. When you lose your love it never really leaves. It becomes a warm memory or a smile right before you go to sleep.