Old School Love!

I am not one of those who "play the field", casual is something I cannot understand. I miss the kind of love that is addressed as 'Old School' by our generation. Social media has successfully plagued the concept of love; it has been afflicted to the extent that people are comfortable falling in love sitting behind digital screens. Love nowadays starts with a click of a friend request and ends as easily with blocking the person. This is not the love I am cut out for and hence I am going to wait to bump into someone who shares the same idea of love as me. Love for me is slow; it revolves around respect and trust which only grows with time. 

I believe in chivalry where holding doors open and pulling chairs, doesn't make us seem any less in front of the girl we love. Lying down under the open sky and staring at the stars in silence with her just holding my hand is what my idea of affection is. Love doesn't make long spells of silence awkward, it makes those moments exceptionally special because silence at times is the greatest conversation ever.

I want a love where the first or even the fifth date doesn't have to end with a kiss; it should end with the physical intimacy only because we both feel it is the right thing to do. I want the love that I see only between the older couple. The love I see in black and white movies. The love that is apparent between that old couple silently sharing an ice-cream. The love where break-ups and divorces are never an option, facing the storm together is.

I want a love where we both are each other's biggest critics and strongest cheerleaders. Love for me is when I can share my deepest thoughts and darkest secrets without the fear of being judged. It is when you still believe in writing love letters and sending out handwritten cards. It is when you do that silly dance in the rain together. It is never letting her hand slip away because the space between your fingers is made just for her to fit in.

I am not one of those boys who know how to date, hold a drink, and look smart at parties but I am definitely the kind who knows how to fall in love and most importantly, stay in love. I am guilty of sounding old-fashioned but my little heart still believes in the old thought of 'Making Relationships Work'.

Staying in love until death is old school. Sticking by when hell breaks loose is old school. Accepting each other' completely is old school. Taking relationships seriously is old school. Promising to grow old together is old school and I love old school. My idea of a relationship may sound weird to most people in our generation but maybe someone out there will be in sink with my idea of love. Till then my shoes will have to walk those miles alone inching a little closer every day towards her!!!