My fiance and I have been together for almost seven years now, getting married in a couple months. We met pretty young, I was 18, he was 19. I think staying in love is easier than people think they just have some misconceptions about what love is. When I look at my fiance I don't feel like a bolt of lightning, I don't get butterflies, I don't feel like I have to jump his bones. What you have after that fades is actual love. It feels like a warm blanket or your favorite food that your mom made, or laughing with your friends. It feels like security and comfort and contentment. You look at them and feel safe. It's intimacy and connection. But it doesn't feel like a fairy tale, it feels like your life but with someone who has your back. But change freaks people out and if you haven't felt like that before then you might mistake for being out of love. Love is not your fuck buddy, it's your partner. Similar to how [[Love is grown, not found]]