True love is a funny thing. Merriam-Webster defines love as "strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties" and defines true as “fully realized or fulfilled;” so I’m going to mash this together and say true love is “strong affections for another person that you fully realize and understand.”

However, when I look at this and ponder on it. I don’t think that fully encompasses all that true love is. True love is different to everyone, and sometimes its actually hard to define. I collected thoughts from 10 people to try and get a better explanation of what “true love" is.

1. “God is Love.” -Kelsi

2. “When you first wake up and you look awful and your breath smells, and you basically just rose from the dead but they still kiss you on their way out and say 'goodbye beautiful'." -Kierra

3. "Probably when my boyfriend and I are in the same room doing our own thing... We know we need and want each other but we are in our own worlds... And he reaches over and squeezes me, shows me he loves and cares and was thinking about me." -Mikayla

4. “Being able to see the good in the other person, embracing your differences and challenging each other to become even better people through all the ups and downs” -Angela

5. “I think true love is being separate people but when you’re together, you complement each other in every way. You bring out the best in each other. You fight and you argue, but you know that that fight will never discourage the love you have for one another.” -Kelly

6. “Understanding and acceptance.” -Amelia

7. “When you know deep down that’s the person you want to spend the rest of your life with.” -Jacob

8. “Unconditionally caring for each other." -Anonymous

9. “A willingness to lay down your own self, dreams, favorite things, time, money, and your heart for someone else.”-Anne

10. “I think true love is the passion a couple shares. It is about founding balance, creating comfort, and acknowledging each other emotions and feelings. True love is everlasting. It’s love where you’re putting someone else first. If person A can only give 40% person B must give 60%.”- Caileigh