Today young people tend to jump on the bandwagon of love with so much (1) _______ that they fail to realize the essence of true love. Given the current (2)_______ of affairs, we need to consider more closely the nature of love. True love has to be (3)___________ from the pleasure of the flesh. True love means a (4)_________ of minds and it takes time to blossom . People who are in true love focus more on (5)_________ charm than on physical beauty, more on (6)_________ than on closeness, more on emotion than on (7)________, more on sharing than on acquiring. As true love happens once in a lifetime, they have in their minds the (8)_________ of the relationship. They share mutual respect, admiration and plenty of romance, so their relationship is lasting and (8)__________. Preserving true love requires effort, however. You should gift your object of (9)_________ your time, company, support and friendship; you should give yourself and your beloved time and space to (10)_______ a life-long bond; and you should (11)__________ your commitment. In short, you should devote yourself to your love. Your devotion to love will, in return, bring you an (12)_________ joy.