i think that love is a friendship that goes far beyond friendship. obviously there is unconditional love between family members, but in a relationship situation, its having someone that is not only your best friend, but alot more. for example, my boyfriend and i were set up on a blind date by our parents, and guess what? we've been dating 2 years and possibly soon getting engaged. we are soo much alike, but have our small differences, we do everything together and never get tired of eachother, if theres something wrong, the other one knows even if we're not together and we know how to cheer eachother up. we have many similar likes and interests and are willing to engage in those that we dont like, just because the other person enjoys it. i love fishing, but my boyfriend doesnt really like it, but yet he takes me almost every weekend because he likes seeing me enjoy myself. he likes building weird things, i dont, but i still help him build his life size catapults or paper crossbows because i love seeing him get excited (he's a dork). and on those rainy days, we both like to make popcorn and watch movies. theres lots of examples i could give, but like i said, its a friendship that goes far beyond a normal friendship