Luv's Love: A Narrative Fiction

The last of the three components of love is decision/ commitment. According to, “A Triangular Theory of Love,” this component, “includes the cognitive elements within a relationship.” Furthermore, this is, “the decision that one loves someone else, and in the long term, the commitment to maintain that love” (Sternberg, 1985). In other words, this is choosing to develop a relationship with an individual and choosing to love and remain loyal to that one partner for a long time, or life. Similarity, “the cognitive component, which reflects the decision to make a long-term commitment to a loved one” (Kassin, Fein, & Markus, 2016). In other terms, this long-term decision to stay with a loved is mainly based on the fact that the couple is in love.

1862 England (Victorian Era) was somewhat of an uptight society, especially compared to today. The majority of people, especially those in the upper class, were expected to be utmostly prim and proper and follow societal norms at all times. This included love, or what love was defined as during the period. George Meredith, in his poem aptly titled “Modern Love”, sets a scene where a husband and wife are sleeping side by side, both reflecting sorrowfully on their melancholy marriage. Meredith argues in this poem that the institution of modern love is inherently flawed, by exposing to the reader that while the husband and wife still care for each other, they want to leave each other because they are both scared of “modern love”. By doing so, Meredith is able to justify his overarching message that applies to all: love is a feeling that cannot be artificially replicated, and attempting to do so is only a detriment.

The smell of fresh herbs filled the air around her as the sun shone down on her back, a sense of tranquility fell upon her in the lush, backyard garden. A soft tune could be heard from inside the house where the radio played. Tante Lou hummed along to the music while she snipped off sprigs of parsley to use in the meal she is preparing for her nephew, Grant, and his guest. Today was a special day. It’s the first time Tante Lou is meeting her nephew’s girlfriend, Vivian, and she wants to make a wonderful dinner for them all to enjoy while getting to know each other.

"Hadley? Is that you?" A voice called from inside the car. I jumped it startled me. I whipped my head around.

The knock on the office door was loud, urgent, and Father Flanagan quickly got up from his desk and answered.

“You and me both sweetheart.” Something or someone across the hallway caught her eye and she lifted her hand in a dainty wave. “See you at dinner okay chou-chou? I have to show Deanna the new additions to the gardens.”

She stands at 5'6’’ tall; she has pretty blonde hair, with the most beautiful green eyes you will ever see! Her smile, her smile still gives me butterflies in the pit of my stomach. She walks with such grace, and she is not afraid to show or share her love for Christ! She does so much to make sure that I am more than satisfied. She is an amazing mother to our beautiful 4 year old daughter. As you might have figured out, that woman, she is my wife Amanda! I never thought we would be together; 4.5 years later, we have a beautiful love story.

Jim had a hard time hearing his daughter saying she was hungry for the past month. Jim could never do anything, because he was very poor. “She waked up in the middle of the night again and said she was hungry.” 36 He just couldn’t stand to hear her say it or from other people around the jail yard. It broke Jim’s heart that a loved one is hurting, and he couldn’t do anything about it. Nobody could help her out. She was going to to suffer from starvation. “Jim Carlisle had shot and killed his eight-year-old daughter, Clara.” 38 Jim could not handle how hard it was to hear his daughter moan about hunger. The only thing JIm could actually do was kill Clara. Take her out of her misery. She would go to heaven and eat there if she would like. Although

I flung my weight against the handle of my red wagon. The giant container of mustard was the heaviest thing I have ever encountered. It didn’t matter how heavy this mustard was though because I had to get it to the park. As the sweat poured down my face, all I could think about was the bet that I had made with my best friend Tera. After losing multiple games of Scrabble, I wanted to win something too. This is when I decided to bet Tera that I could eat more mustard than she could. I knew Tera hated mustard as much as I did, so she wouldn’t have the advantage like always. This would be an easy win, and I could finally prove to her that I could be successful too.

Love is an obstacle that people face and must overcome rather than a goal people strive towards.

“I suppose it will do me no good asking you where you were last night,” Eli sighed.

“Th-thanks,” Lenora hesitated as she quickly tucked her blonde hair behind her ear, “sorry, but how did you know my name?”

They married five years after graduation. She had waited for him through his short-lived job as a teacher and then through law school. And when they had married, she had been happy. Because he was an associate at Campbell and Jones on a seven year track to make partner. She hadn’t minded him then either, with the thought of a six figure salary and a house that would stand out. She did not

Greta always fun such joy in spending time with the Prince that she had become so fond of over the time. He was so kind and was much more than a girl like he would ever deserve. She always thought very highly of the Prince, but there were many hardships along with the wonderful memories that they had together.

The tea now sat ignored, while the couple steeped and brewed. His face visibly showed he’d had enough, the pink draining out of his complexion and spilling over into hers. Time had run out