by Austin Moore

Created on: March 22, 2009   Last Updated: March 23, 2009

True love is not blind. It might seem like it's harsh, but it's the truth. People do not simply look past your outward appearance, in favor of the person they know you to be inside. But how, you must be asking yourself, do such odd couples get together then? You've all seen them; the beautiful girl and the geek; the incredibly heavy-set person and the short, skinny one; how do they get together if true love isn't blind?

It's because they fall in love with the people they were meant to be. In the beginning stages of a relationship, they may be indifferent to their external appearance, or may tolerate it just so they can spend more time with that inner person that they are slowly growing to love. Then something truly remarkable happens; they begin to accept each other's looks more What once was a scar, now is just a physical extension of their inner turmoil from the past, a mental scar that they may wish to heal.

Their personalities begin to blend with their appearances, in the eyes of their significant other. In reality, neither of them are any different, but their views of each other have changed. What they love most about the other person, they begin to notice in how they talk, how they look; all the odd quirks and unusual things found in the person are recognized for what they are. All the qualities they found in each other's personality, began to emerge in their outward persona, easily noticeable.

So no, true love isn't blind. You don't just look at a person, and immediately see through straight through to their personality, totally ignoring how they look. Would anyone really like that, I wonder? Would people care that their significant other only cares about what they are inside? Because, regardless of what people say, their appearance is an important part of them, no matter how they look; Everyone wants to be appreciated for every aspect of them self.

In this regard, true love is about having your eyes wide open; to know exactly how someone looks, and love them for it anyway. To see a personality exemplified in their actions, speech and appearance, and still love them, that is true love; with the heart's eyes fully functioning, as well as your real ones. True love is about accepting each other for everything they are, not just one part or the other; if you grow to love one thing about a person, you'll eventually grow to love everything else about them, if it's true love.

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