When two people love each other very much, they express their love with happiness, marriage, and children.... then the guy becomes an alcoholic, the bills become overbearing, the girl cheats on him and the man is left alone with nothing!!!

The end :)

Alright, I know what you're thinking "Mickey we've talked about love before, just shut up already!" but this time it's different. We aren't comparing love to lust, we aren't comparing love to some fantasy. We aren't saying how to find love or when to look for love. We're comparing love to.... Love!

"Crazy-psycho-girl-who-rambles-too-much-and-has-a-weird-mind, say whaaaaat!"

Hang onto your hats, boys, cause I'm about to blow your mind.

Love; A natural feeling of emotion that involves adrenaline, dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin in which includes vasopressin that controls the temporal lobe. While all these hormones are flowing freely, the love hormone called neurotransmitter dopamine is the main chemical that stimulates "desire and reward" by triggering an intense rush of pleasure. It even has the same effect on the brain as taking cocaine! The main symptoms of these chemicals are- oh wait!

Uhh sorry.....too far?

"Too far!!!"

Okay, so maybe this isn't a full science lesson, (man, I should totally have a science book though, cause I'd do great with that!) but this is a battle between love and love.

What do I mean? Well, children, it goes a little something like this;

Boy meets girl, girl falls for boy. Best friend of girl is in love with girl, and sister of girl loves best friend. Best friend claims girl, but cute new boy steals girl, and now girl feels stupid because she didn't notice that for years best friend liked her. Sister of girl falls for someone else and best friend realizes he loves her too!

What is this called?

"Every story on Wattpad!"

Ehh, close!

It's...

A love triangle!

*I hear groaning in the background*

As cliche as it sounds, love triangles actually kinda happen in real life, except they aren't so dramatic and they aren't much of a triangle. (I hate to admit this, because I thought they truly were a fake! But I've done some research and will fully admit in my wrongness!)

A similar name for this could be called "caught in a crossfire." The idea of a love triangle is fake, but the emotions behind it aren't so fake. I'll explain what I mean!

In modern life, love triangles are more of a "wow, I like two people at the same time, what do I do?" conflict that never ends well. I've heard and seen this happen soooooo many times to the point where it leaves me pondering; can you really like two people at the same time? Is that even right or possible?

We all know that one really old couple and hear them say, "you'll know when you're in love." but will I really? And if so, then why do people like or love someone else and get trapped in this vicious cycle of emotions? Is it love if you love more than one person at the same time? Can you really love another after already being in love? WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RESEARCHED MORE!?

Okay! So I'm in a state of complete shock, but trust me, I am determined to answer these questions. All with....

Wait for it....

SCIENCE! I promise I'll put it in words so we all can understand. 

So the cycle of love usually goes like this; You meet someone or have a connection with someone. You feel the chemistry, the emotion, and your hormones in your body flip their lids. Miraculously, the other person is feeling the same thing and as time flies and memories are shared, BOOM, you're in love!

Aw! So cute!

But wait, add someone else into the mix. Add more feeling and emotions. Add in memories and history, and another beaker of chemistry. What does that make?

It makes an explosion!

"Ahhhh run away, run away! My emotions are on fire! My emotions are on fire!"

*throws fire blanket and fire extinguisher at you* Better!?

Love usually is a statement where you are fully committed to someone's heart, soul, body, and mind, but what happens when you love more than one person? Is your body, mind, heart and soul split? And if so who's the "real love" out of the two?

So many questions!

In a current study, I read about someone's personal experience with "loving two people at a time" and what he did to overcome it. Here's a little clip of what I found and his advice on how to "choose your emotions" wisely;

"How to Choose

This can be tricky because it requires you to get over any lust. The reason you may be in love with two people is because you're missing something in your current relationship. It might be something sexual, something mental, or something emotional, but somewhere, there is a void that this second person fills.
Choosing means you get honest about what you want out of life and how a partner will fit into those plans. This second person might be a better fit for where you're going in life — it all depends on what you are truly looking for."

(Thank you askmen.com! LOL)

Though this is a personal experience, what this man said really spoke to me.

"You're missing something in your current relationship."

You might be saying "helloooo I'm not in a relationship!" but either way, both persons fill a void in your system, (whether it be heart, mind, soul or body) thus creating the struggle of double love.

Okay so realization time; the idea of a love triangle. It's possible. Sorta. Not as common as people like to think, but possible. Why is it so overused then? Because people are emotional and can't face the truth. 

Just to get this point across, this doesn't mean that the act of cheating is okay! Cheating is never right and is not a part of this idea of a love triangle! So don't do it, people!

So you find out you truly love two people at once: how do you get out of it? Uhh well, the answer isn't so clear and depends on the situation, but if you're true to your heart and actually honest to yourself, the answer will shine soon enough. (As cliché as that sounds!)

"...the best advice I can give you is to get real with yourself. Our first goal, as people, is to be the best version of ourselves. This means being strong physically, mentally, and emotionally. That strength is what helps you make decisions that best benefit your life."

(Thanks again random guy on askmen.com)

Out of your emotions, who makes you feel like a good person? Who makes you feel free and hopeful, and like you can do anything? Who really benefits your life (that's a tricky one because love can be blind!) In the end, it's not about emotions but the reality behind them.

Love is good! It's meant to be good! Point blank!

"But this is easier said than done!"

Yeah well, life isn't easy! :/

"Okay but wait, can you really love a person while being in this cycle of love?"

Well, actually, yeah! If you think about it, love comes in all different forms. Once you're truly mature, honest and motivated, you'll find the truth and find out what kind of love is which. The best advice is to be careful of the actions taken while finally deciding on this struggling emotional roller coaster.

This also goes hand in hand with loving after already being in love with someone else. Maybe the previous lover passed away, moved on, left etc, and someone new comes into the picture. Love can come back into a new form, because no love is the same. (For someone like me, this is hard to accept.)

Unfortunately, not everyone will have that "love at first sight" moment and be bound to one person for the rest of their lives. Though that's a nice image and does happen, it's not 100% realistic for everyone.

I was that one person that always thought "being in love with two people at once is stupid! You don't love either of them if that's your position and you don't know what love is." I even thought "well he loved someone before so him loving this other girl means she's the second choice and second best! I wanna be the ONLY girl and number one! I better be your first!"

And frankly, I still kinda am that person LOL.

Love is just... complicated? Movies, books, and media also exaggerate the love triangle and what it means to be in love/love more than one person at a time. This being said, it's the actions that are made in these fake scenarios that upset me and bring me to these conclusions.

The science behind love though is actually quite simple, it's humans that complicate things (and everything else in the world!)

Love: is a mixture of reactions in the body that send off signals that include attachment, attraction, affection and bondage. Love is the most well known, realistic and addictive topic known to man, and morally the best emotions come from love.

As a whole, love is a gift from above, and what we do with it all determines on the actions one takes to show, achieve or earn that same effect. If the idea of loving two people at once becomes increasingly overbearing, chose yourself first. Don't be with anyone until you know what it is you truly want.

And that, my friends, was all analyzed based off of science (theoretically speaking!)

The overall conclusion: Humans are needy and need love and affection 24/7!

Hope the recurrence of the topic "Love" didn't bore you all too much? Either way I still LOVE you all ;)

Thank you so much for reading, and yes I still take requests!

Goodbye for now :)

Mickey's gone!

*drops mic*