Because I'm still figuring it out, I was interested in hearing from you about your ever-evolving

experiences with this concept. I wanted to know what came up for you when you tried to
intellectualize the thing that inhabits our every nook and cranny when we feel both the most at
home and the most excited. I asked people on the Internet with a Google form what they
thought about love (and asked for ages, pronouns, sexual orientations, and relationship
statuses) — here’s what you had to say:

Love Is When You Build Each Other Up

"Love means enthusiastically answering my many, many questions with an unexpected level of
depth, taking care of me when I am sick, indulging my need for spontaneity, making mundane
chores manageable (if not fun), and truly seeing my light and looking to amplify rather than dim
it." — Alia Stearns, 41, She/Her, Bi, Open Relationship With Boyfriend

"At its core, love requires the basics of care. It's people helping each other meet needs, like food
and warmth and play. It's trust that my partner is an accurate and healthy mirror for self-
reflection and knowing I’m the same for them. It's acting for one another as a framework and
foundation for personal evolution." — Alice, 30, Unsure, Queer, Boo’d Up