On Love and Other Debatables

What to post? A question that's puzzled bloggers since the dawn of blogging; it certainly seems to have the three of us sufficiently puzzled, after nearly a month. I figured I'd break the ice, this time with something a little more serious and perhaps controversial than my oh, so trivial mind would usually indulge. But I feel like having a deep rant, so for those of you who don't like it, fuck off *giggles*

I'm going to start by saying how much I love MB. For those of you who don't know MB, find out and make your judgement. My judgement is if you don't like it, you're a fool. I love MB, and through it I've met something I love even more... or rather someone: My darling D.E.O.B (and no, I shan't tell you what that stands for XP). To me he is the most important person in the world, and there is nothing I wouldn't do for him. That said, he's not the first person I've ever said that about, and this is why I carefully tiptoe around that dangerous 4-letter word at this point.
I was talking earlier to a new MB-met friend about legal ages of consent, and related laws (oh naughty me), and it reminded me of a debate, that I got rather overheated, which I had with a short-lived ex of mine. She was (and is) a darling, but whenever I told her I loved her, she wouldn't return the favour. I asked her why and she said it was because I was too young to know what love is. I honestly had no idea how to react to that. I was too young? I was about the same age I am now. This view has always confused me, the view that love can't be recognised by someone young - that to feel love, one must be old enough. But this inevitably leads to the question: at what age is it okay to name an infatuation "love"? If anybody actually reads this blog yet, I want to know your opinions on this. I know of a couple who's love for each other is stronger than adult married couples I've known; this couple are aged 15 and 23. Likewise there's a gap between myself and my beloved D.E.O.B (admittedly not as big), but I would consider an age gap something completely irrelevant. As a wise person once said: "Age is of no importance, unless you are a cheese". That's another thing I want y'all's opinions on, k? kthx
As a result of my relationship with her, I no longer believe in true love. It's a shame, because it's such a wonderful image: two people developed in such a way that only the two of them could be perfectly suited to one another. But not. I realised thanks to her, that one cannot possibly know true love (I may yet be proven wrong, mind) as experience is ongoing, and today's true love might be a mere trifle next to tomorrow's momentous, theatrical, true, true love. As such, I am now of the opinion that the closest thing to true love should be the strongest emotion of infatuation that one has ever felt towards another person. Again, opinions please.
I've lost the steam I had far sooner than I would have liked, but it's there in the first place because my D.E.O.B has not been online for a while now, and I'm really beginning to miss him. Yes, it's an e-relationship (thus far). Opinions on that too, if you would all be so kind. I always like to say that he and I are "as together as an ocean between us will allow".

Know this, if you ever read it, my darling: one day I shall come and sweep you off your feet, and take you away from your homophobic land, and regardless of age and the opinions of others I will continue to feel for you the strongest infatuation I have yet felt towards another human being. Or, as I (being a master wordsmith) like to call it: love.

C
xxx <3