Why do we love people? Like, where does this feeling come from? I always wondered about such things.

I asked one of my sisters, Andrea, why she loves someone. After a few moments of thought, she said because she could trust that person.

Trust.

We seem to have reasons; perhaps subconscious, that cause us to love. Perhaps that helps us decide who to love more.

My sister and I talked about it more. I asked her a simple question: So, if you couldn’t trust me, then you wouldn’t love me?

I also asked her: Is trust your sign of love? If I don’t appear to trust you, would you think I didn’t love you?

It was a deep day.

It makes me wonder about the source of love. To me, I think it’s legit to have various reasons that bring out a stronger love for an individual. Andrea is my sister, though not biological. Why do I love her?

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