tree hill tuesday: so how old do you have to be before your love is real?

mr james' speech during nathan and haley's first wedding reception

"and for those who say they're too young, let me just say -- hell, you can drive at 16, go to war at 18, you can drink at 21, and retire at 65. so how old do you have to be before your love is real?" -mr james (haley's dad)

this is one of my favorite quotes from the show.. it's classic! haley's parents are just the coolest ever! in fact, their too good to be true.. the kind that can only be seen on tv.. or maybe i just haven't met one yet.. i'll get back to you when i do one day.. ;) i wish my parents were that cool.. haha! 

i'm guilty of being 'judgmental' when it comes to young love.. not that i don't approve of it.. but i see it as something that will never last, something that's just good for the moment because what the hell do these kids know about love?! and yet i proclaim to the world that i'm a HUGE NALEY FAN! a little contradictory isn't it? oh well, maybe they just got really lucky! besides they're fictional! haha.. or maybe that's why i love them, cause they proved me wrong and when they did it gave me hope that true love do exist and it has nothing to do with age! after hearing jimmy james' speech i view things differently.. well, most often than not, i'd probably be right.. but now i don't know how to explain it, but let's just say i give these young love a much better chance than i used to view it before.. i mean, i don't see it as something unreal now as i used to see it before.. i remember when i was in highschool and in love.. i do believe what i felt was real.. maybe not all of us got as lucky as nathan and haley did, but that doesn't mean the love that we felt when we were 'kids' was not true.. 

who would've thought that always and forever would work out for these two foolish couple who fell inlove and got married in highschool? well, because of this show i believed that true love has nothing to do with age.. yeah, you have to be mature and responsible enough to handle the relationship and make it work but that doesn't mean you have to be old.. maybe the naley story doesn't happen in real life.. yeah i get that it's too ideal.. but you can't blame me if i dream of having my own always & forever someday..

my opinion: no one could dictate whether you're too young or too old to be inlove! so young or old.. don't be afraid to fall in love.. 'cause it's a wonderful feeling.. it's scary especially when you've been hurt before or if it's the first time you're trusting someone with your heart.. but i say give love a chance.. how would you have always and forever if you won't take the risk and fall in the magical-sometimes crazy & stupid-addicting feeling called love?

so.. how old do you have to be before your love is real? hmm.. i'd say there's no definite answer to this! as long as you feel that your love is real.. no one could tell you otherwise.. 

#kjb (hopeless romantic)