I don't need it to be perfect

I've seen a lot of relationships spark and die.. I've seen a lot of couples who fell in love and [supposedly] fell out of it.. I've seen a lot of tears and torn up diaries.. I've seen a lot who tried but just couldn't fight any longer.. I've seen love that was accepted and rejected.. I've seen love that died, even when it didn't deserve to.. I've seen love that last forever.. 

Here's the thing, we all want love.. We all want to experience the kind of love that sustains us and keeps us going everyday.. We all want to belong to someone.. We all want to mean something.. We all want to be the someone, someone else is scared to lose.. We want to know that we are wanted..

When I fall in love again, I need it not be perfect.. In fact, I don't need it to be anywhere near it.. I know that we'll fight and get annoyed at each other.. I know that there are days that we won't feel like loving each other.. I know that there will days that we'd want time apart.. But I know that our love will be strong enough to survive all of those.. We don't need to be in love.. What I'd rather have is a love that's not solely based on romantic love.. I want to know that I love you and that I'm in love with you..

But this is what I know now.. I know that I won't let morning come that we're not okay.. I won't fall asleep knowing that one of us is still upset..  I won't let my feelings of hatred and anger last too long.. I know that we'll communicate and talk about things, like matured grown ups.. I know that we won't spend precious time fighting over petty things.. We'll spend it discovering life and the beauty it brings..

I don't need our love to be perfect, I just need it to be real.