Okay, Kina, don't write a huge text-wall
Yes, I have been in love. Too many times. So far it hasn't done a thing for me but provide me with mistakes to learn from. I have been in love with more people than I've had relationships with, though. For me, love is both a beautiful thing and a terrible thing. Lately the 'terrible' bit has been more prominent, mainly because I keep falling in love with men that want nothing to do with me. I hate that love is so involuntary. I can't just shut it off when I know it's a bad idea, and nothing I do can guarantee that someone I love will ever love me back. As time passes, the idea that someone I love would feel the same is becoming as much of a fantasy as all the dragons and stuff I draw. ;~;
However, as sucky as it is at times, if there were no hardships in life like broken hearts, loving the wrong people, being stepped on, etc. then people wouldn't learn from those things and grow.