Love or dependency

There's a very fine line between loving someone and just getting used to him/her being around.
That warm, fuzzy feeling you get when in his/her arms, the comforting feeling of having someone to talk to that knows you and up to some extent gets you, that sense of security somehow of knowing "you're not alone" can be easily mistaken for love.
It is love, don't get me wrong, but it's not being in love with that someone.
It's not the sizzling, all consuming feeling that you might have experienced at the beginning. It's not that earth shattering experience that conquers all, that makes you feel almighty and free( in a very non Conan the barbarian way).
And there's proof for what I'm saying.
Dr Helen Fisher, which is a world renowned anthropoligist had done actual brain tests on people.
The results were somehow shocking, cause she actually found people that were together for longer than 20 years(!!!!) that manifested the same "symptoms" in the brain as people that were at the very beginning of their relationshiop(I'll put a link down at the end of thist post)SO IT IS POSSIBLE.
So don't give up on finding your "the one".
Don't settle for less and I'm not gonna say don't settle for less than you deserve cause that's not the case. It's funny how things happenn. How love turns into friendship/companionship. That doesn't mean we're better or worse than those we are together with. It means it's not meant to be or, in a more practical way of speaking, that we don't match. Just like two pieces of a puzzle, our edges don't connect well. And that is wonderful anyways, cause any experience is wonderful(that sounds kinda hippie, but it's true).
And that's never bad anyways cause those moments, they are priceless! They make you who you are, or at least, they teach you something! No lesson is worthless.
Live your life. Find your love. Live your love! And don't give up, never give up, no matter what you do. And that's valid for all aspects of your life.
As a last thought : do you believe in soulmates or not?

https://www.ted.com/talks/helen_fisher_studies_the_brain_in_love/transcript?language=en