Love is an action.

'We are never so defenceless against suffering as when we love.'
- Sigmund Freud

What an old romantic!

He is right though, love is both a source of pleasure and a source of pain...it is our job to somehow manage this between us in our relationships so we can learn to understand and support each other.

Love is much more than a feeling, it is an action, a verb, a commitment. It is something you give away, rather than something you take or get from someone else. Make your love the best you can possibly make it.