All relationships are built on three aspects that balance like the legs on a stool. These are Love, Respect, and Trust.

• Love grows
• Respect is earned
• Trust is given

Love has many faces. The first is called Limerance. It can be measured by the number of times per day that you think of the one you love.

In some cases, high Limerance can lead to another face of love called Infatuation. This is an idealistic love. Your emotions get bound up with a perception of the one you love and not by your loves' reality.

I could go on but there are far more interesting people who can write on the subect.