Two questions answered

What about solitude? (paraphrased from a thought of the day)
I am comfortable with solitude (It's a good time to get practicing done! ) but I love being with my husband and daughter.  We enjoy each other, tease, play and enjoy each other.
If I felt the opposite? I think I'd be unhappy

What is love?
That's a question I've spent many hours contemplating.  I've come to a few conclusions so far: Love is action.  "This is my command to you, that you love one another" Jesus said.  Not "have warm fuzzy feelings about" one another, but "love". 
Love isn't a chemical attraction, a happy feeling, a bouquet of flowers, a tear of sympathy alone - all these things are parts of love.  Love is unselfish, but regards the self as part of the whole.  When I say "I love" there must be an "I" of value so the love is a gift worth giving.
"I love you because of how you make me feel" is weak and giving control of one's feelings to the other person - a bad idea, I believe.
Do I stop loving someone because s/he is crabby or tired or stressed from work? Of course not; that's when love is most needed.
Oh, and be sure to tell those special persons that you DO love them.  A dear friend's husband just suddenly died of something like a stroke, at a fairly young age!
POOF, just like that. No warning.
Tell them!