Love

When I say "love", what do you think? 

("What is Love", by TWICE, says that it's sweet like sugar; you keep smiling all day; the world looks prettier...)

You probably think of it a romantic way. You know: kisses, bouquet of flowers, butterflies in the stomach, love messages...  but do you know that we have other forms of love? (well, I think so, but can I show you some of them?) 

(And, from my vision, LOVE is a feeling, all the feelings in just one word. When you love, you FEEL. I will explain this better): 

melancholic love: you feel sensitive. feels like the world is on your back. It's dificult to carry all this alone, so having somone that can help you is essential. Melancholic love is feeling in missing somone or something (in Portuguese, we call it "saudade"), in the grief, in loss... 

companion love: you are not alone, and you experience it. You know that you can count on someone every time you need. You know you'll have support and/or company. 
You can feel it with your pet, in the trust of one relationship or with yourself. 

affectionate love: it grows through respect, in the empathy, in the nostalgia,  in that tight hug and that comfortable smile. You can feel it in your family, friends, romantic relationships... that warm feeling in the heart and anxiety giving way to peace. 

compassionate love: This is painful. It is letting go because perhaps, unknowingly, you might be the weed that's preventing that person from growing. Is saying "goodbye", no longer belonging there. But never ignoring the missing when you see that person, far away from you now. It's letting go without regrets. Feeling it in the loss of friendships, bonds, co-workers... 

artistic love: when it is portrayed, in various unique ways (dance, poems, letters, photographs, paintings, sculptures, music...) it's letting the feelings guide you.

Love is TO FEEL. It's present in so many forms and places... you just need to see, listen...! So yes, you ARE LOVED AND YOU KNOW WHAT IS LOVE! I have noticed, in my day-to-day life, that I'm loved in so many different ways, and it's so beautiful to notice it <3 

(These aren't official categories. They're simply the different ways I experience love :D)

But I wanna know: in what ways do you notice you're loved?