Do you feel 'sparks' or 'fireworks' at the beginning of all of your relationships?

[Edit] Oh, I should probably answer the question huh? Yeah. I do. It's a physiological fact that you can't escape.

Beautiful, magical, everything you've dreamed of finally culminating into that perfect first kiss.

Then you realize all it is smokes and mirrors sort of magic. People aren't "destined for each other" like popular media leads us to believe. It's about finding the person who's not only your best friend, but someone who deeply honestly cares about you, flaws and all. It's a partnership 100/100. It doesn't "just happen." It's a lot of work to earn that something we all call love.

Literally, it's just the rush of dopamine and endorphins flooding throughout your brain's opiate receptors. GET HIGH YO.

To add onto this (although I find it ironic coming from you ellie, since you claim you dont believe in orthodox love but that seems orthodox to me )

It's really about communication. A lot of relationships, I mean a lot, die this way. If you're not clear about your intentions, and you decide to make assumptions, things fall apart quickly. Although I don't believe in the first kiss firework cliche. What made me identify what love is, simply the presence of the person was always..life giving. Instant energy for me anyway.

But I stress, communication, if you have that down, you have happiness down. Although not all communication is good either, but that comes with respect not spite.