Romantic love? Love in a lot of ways is chasing an illusion. It's a name we give to justify a plethora of emotions that can be felt simultaneously. Love ultimately is when you sacrifice yourself to someone else willingly. You acquiesce your emotions to the point where you allow someone to control your happiness and your sorrow. Everything about love is a contradiction. It's when the flaws in someone make them even more beautiful to you. It's when you can be comfortable around someone yet still feel the butterflies in your stomach.