Love from left field

Love....what is that shit? I would never be the first one to hold a person down and shove religion down their throat but I can't help but think of, and would like to share with you, a few lines out of 1 Corinthians 13. It says that "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." Now whether you're religious or not I'd say that little paragraph has some truths in it about what love is. At this point I know what you're probably thinking, and yes I'm getting to a point. I just found out that my girlfriend cheated on me right before she broke up with me.....about a week ago. Long story short we were in a long distance relationship and she was in a dark place and was seeking comfort and found it apparently. What shocked me was that I wasn't mad when she told me. The first thought that went through my head was that I wanted to hug her and say it's ok. We talked for a little while and I forgave her of course, but what stuck with me was that if it had been 3 or so years ago I think I would have yelled at her, called her a string of the most vial insults I could muster, and then hung up on her. Is this love? What the hell is love anyways? you can't see it, all you can do is see it's wake. I can't help but think that I used to envy, I did boats, I was self seeking, I was insecure which made me keep a record of wrongs which those made me angry. She told me the truth....I'm glad. It took guts....shes has some of those. And before you get the wrong impression of her, don't, she is honestly extremely nice. Think of a girl that you could take home to the parents even the grand parents and she could totally act like herself, not put on a goody two shoes show, and they would still love her. That kind of girl. Needless to say I think I'm finally growing up, learning from my mistakes I've made in past relationships, and am trying to be a better person(but not in a corny kind of way). We're still broken up and I'm not sure if we will get back together, not that I would mind if we did, but I know for sure that we still care about each other and that's a start, right?