It should grab you and hold you

Maybe I take love too seriously.  Maybe it is just another game in life.   When you read all these Internet articles on dating and love, there are all these "rules".  Be a challenge.   Don't call the girl for a few days.   Don't give them your weekends right away.   I read articles about breaking up and there are all these "rules" there too.   Don't contact the person for months.   Don't tell them you still love them.   I am not good with these rules.   I think love should be a serious thing and not a chess game.   If you love someone, you love them.  You should ooze it and want to shout it from the rooftop.   If you don't love them, its simple, just walk away and keep searching.   I guess this is why I am not good at dating.   You either have that connection or you don't.   I want to walk into a room and feel that jolt.   I don't understand meeting someone over and over again and hoping that it grows into something.   It is either there or it is not.   Love is serious.  It should grab you and hold you and linger long after it is gone.  But if you ask most people, I am the one that is wrong while everyone else is right.