19 people explain the difference between loving someone and being in love with them

Love is a funny thing. It is incredibly hard to explain if you haven’t experienced it, but you know it when it happens to you. However, things get really complicated when you go through the terrifying and difficult conundrum of loving someone, but no longer being in love with them. It’s difficult to explain unless you’ve been there. Luckily for us, these twenty people have been so kind as to share their real life experiences with loving, but not being in love. (Courtesy of Whisper.)

Love may be very complicated, but it is very worth it. No matter what point you are in it, it’s great to remember that no matter how hard things feel, there is always hope, and you can always love again.