If it's true love I don't think you have to lose ur independence as the other person would never ask that of you!!!
I think bein in love is sooooooooooo much better......... it really is, fallin in love is still a little uncertain and i think when ur there, love is solid as a rock
(or should be)
I split up with a guy last year after 2 and a half years (well, prob more like 2 years coz the last 6 months were pretty shite!) of thinkin i was in love, but now I know it couldnt have been as he restricted me from doin things and started to change who i was as a person! If I'm honest, I wasnt happy for most of the relationship and it was pretty damagin!
I had the time of my life when I was single last Summer, it was amazin, fantastical, superb!! I don't regret the relationship coz I re-discovered who I was and learnt
SO much about myself and who I was. In the end, I learnt to love myself and be totally comfortable with who I am physically and mentally and I was really buzzin off bein single (not on my own, coz I never felt that way!)
I started takin the attitude of, "here I am, if you like me then great, if not then do one coz i'm not changin for anyone" and wasn't lookin AT ALL for any sort of relationship with anyone.....
When all of a sudden, some very special person came along totally unexpected! I was a bit apprehensive at first but its the best thing I've ever done!
This is really love, I know it.... it's easy, not hard work, we have trust, no each other inside out, have a laugh and i still get those feelings of first bein in love when i havent seen him for a bit!
I think we can have a a few people we love but maybe one special person who just gets you that little bit more!
xxx