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## *Dear love,*

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This is not a love letter nor a confession. 

That is how I wanted to start the test I am making for my Literature class. I want it to begin with the words ***"Dear love,"***. 

Would my high school students feel special when they read it before they answer the test? I hope so. I want them to feel loved and assured before they proceed with this test called ***Love.***

The test is... well, longer than the usual test I prepare for them. This one's difficult and requires a lot of thinking, just like the idea of love. They might get confused about how this specific test was written - ***long, difficult, and confusing.***

But I believe that a test, just like love, is **misleading**. Do you agree? 

Tests make us think, much like love. 

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*How many times have you thought of whether your crush likes you back or not?*

*Was that gesture just a friendly act, or does it mean they love you back?*

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**Love itself is misleading because...**

It is so often confused with **simple friendship** - the way you two conquer everything through thick and thin. The nice gestures. The so-called platonic one. 

It is often mistaken for **infatuation** - when you feel giddy over the presence of your crush. Don't tell me you haven't felt this way before?

Sometimes it is **lust** - when you anticipate something just by staring at their most admirable feature. 


## What love is, really? 

That is one of the things I want my students to ponder. We were predisposed to think that we would know the definition of love, that *love is love* once it's there where in fact, it is really misleading, just like the questions and options I am about to include in the test I'm making.  
It is overwhelming. 
It is unsettling. 
It is confusing. 

At this point, I want to end the test with another question, not for my students to answer though, but for them to think about. 

<center> *Is loving (and answering the test) within the domain of reason?
or within the domain of feelings?* </center>

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I am not sure as to why I am doing this - finding common ground of love and test. Perhaps I want my students to still feel the *Valentine's vibe* but at the same time I want them to be creative in answering the test while I introduce to them the context of love from a different perspective. 

Oh well, this is just me trying to become *that cool Literature teacher*. 

Thanks for reading!~

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### <center> Do you also agree that love is misleading? 
I want to know your thoughts!  </center>

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