The "L" Word

Much to-do about nothing ? Sometimes that's how I feel about the big old "L" word. The build up to saying it is excruciating ! How soon should one say it ? Is there a right time to say it ? Is the saying of it dependant on another's saying it first ? What happens if it's not said back to the sayer ? Can things get jinxed if it's said ? What happens after it is said ?

So in the end I'm thinking - this hyped up "L" word is really not all that it is made out to be ! Or is it ? Do we use it for want of a better word to describe that magnanimous feeling, that wells up in that area which we would like to call our "heart" ? Or does it cary more weight than a pretty Hallmark Card ? How would we know if the feeling is dependant on the so many "Who-What-When-Where-Why and Hows" expressed above ?

I personally feel that should you ever be so fortunate as to feel that "heart-wrenching" "soul-overflowing" feeling on account of another human being, you should definitely go ahead and let fly the "L" word. After all, it's not everyday that someone makes you feel it right ? So isn't it only fair that the benefactor should be rewarded ? - Even if it's only by this big hyped up "L" word ?