First I get cold and hot
think I’m on fire, but I’m not.
Oh, what a pain I’ve got,
it must be love!
There’s nothing I can do,
all that I want is you.
Look what I’m going through,
it must be love!
It must be love, it must be love.
I fall like a sparrow and fly like a dove.
You must be the dream I been dreaming of,
oh what a feeling, it must be love!
Something is wrong or right,
I think of you all night.
Can’t sleep ’til morning light,
It must be love!
Seeing you in my dreams,
holding you close to me.
Oh, what else can it be?
It must be love!
Music and Movies and Love
We all love the beginning of love as exemplified in this song (written by Bob McDill and sung by Alan Jackson). Let’s face it: It’s an exhilarating experience!
We also love the “meet cute” at the beginning of a romantic movie. It reminds us of the hope and joy we experience at the beginning of a relationship.
Next, the boy wins the girl … or at least gets her attention. Then he screws something up … or at least she thinks he did. And the rest is about getting her back. Which takes less than 2 hours, of course.
We’re set up from the start to believe they will get together and live happily ever after. It’s the way love’s meant to be, right?
So why do our own love stories end painfully? Well, because love takes more than 2 hours to develop. And because, despite popular belief, it isn’t always the guy who screws things up.
That’s why I love my job. I get to help couples figure out what has gone wrong with their relationship. But most of all, I love helping the boy win back the girl. I told you I’m hopelessly romantic.
