My girlfriend is next to me, studying for her flight attendant exam, and so I am trying not to be a distraction (I’m doing a mighty fine job sprawled out in my underwear) and I am writing a little. But I’m not feeling the whole angsty emotional shit tonight- I felt more like writing a list. So here it is- my love list.

Inexpressible Love
Desperate Love
Safe Love (does such a love exist?)
Best Friend Love
Temporary Love
Love for Love’s Sake
Impatient Love
Love to Hate
Hate to Love
Love of Finding Something You’ve Lost
Love of Small Animals
First Kiss Love
Love at First Sight
Gradual Love
Platonic Love (we will know of it someday)
Dangerous Love
Sentimental Love
Secret Love
Love of the Feel of Play Dough
Strained Love
Brotherly Love
Love That Makes You Cry
Love That Makes You Smile
Love That Gives You a Tingly Feeling
Love That Gives You Purpose
All-Consuming Love
Sacrificial Love
Love of God
Love of Science
Love of Coincidence
Love of Smiling Strangers
Love of Staying in their Bed When They Leave
Love of a Light Under The Door
Love of Jangling Keys
Love of a Parent in a Crowd
Love of Trampolines in Front Yards
Rain on the Pavement Love
Stolen Glance Love
Love on Wheels
Love on Your Knees
Fleeting Love
Love of a Drawer at Her Place
Love of Nostalgic Pavement
Love of Sunsets
Love of Sand Beneath Toes
Love of Toothpaste Kisses
Love of Life
Love Lost
Love Remembered
Love Regretted
Love of a Newborn
Love of Missing
Obligatory Love
Familiar Love
New Love
In-Between Like and Love
Too-early-to-say-it Love
Balanced Love (see also: Fleeting Love)
Impatient Love
Love on a Page
Love in a Room
Love of Time and Place
Love of Memory
Love of Self
Hungry Love
Infinite Love