Some Say Love

In my relationships, I seek to experience various characteristics of love. I hope that, at first, passion will play a role in my relationships, a force or "fever" that, like in Rihanna's song "Stay," "will make me feel like I can't live without" my partner. Although I wish for relative degrees of passion and desire, a serious relationship requires a great deal more. In my opinion, I believe that true acceptance is a key element in a successful romance and, as Ingrid Michaelson sings in the heartwarming "Way I Am," I would expect my partner to overlook my flaws just like I would do his. In a similar way, I strongly feel that a committed relationship should be built on mutual understanding between those involved. As Dot consoles George and encourages him to pursue his dreams in the touching song "Move On," one of the most notable pieces in Stephen Sondheim's  Sunday in the Park with George, a couple must, looking deep within each other, comfort, support, and motivate the one another. Such understanding must also be matched by sincere loyalty. Although arguably a bit melodramatic, Gilda's sentiments--"my desire will fly to you on the wings of thought and my last breath will be yours, my beloved"-- expressed in "Caro Nome," one of opera's most famous arias, beautifully capture the importance of loyalty and the power of love. A result of all these different qualities and characteristics of love, however, the ultimate pursuit of a serious relationship, in my opinion, is unity. In my romantic relationships, I seek to experience a deep, unifying bond with my partner, so that we, like Tony and Maria in West Side Story, may "make of our hands, one hand; make of our hearts, one heart." By this reasoning, I do support the idea of true soul mates. Although I realize that we may not always find our soul mate, I believe that there are people who we are destined to be with.