• Spend more focused time with them than your other friends.
• Are anxious to be with them. You are happy when you are around your bf/gf.
• Make them feel special by the things you say and do.
• Respect them. Not only when you're alone, but with others.
• Are patient with them, even when they make mistakes or don't know what they are trying to say.
• Speak well of them to other people.
• Protect them.
• Communicate with them frequently. You tell them what's going on in your life and what you are feeling.
• Listen to them, looking them in the eyes while they are talking to you.
• Are sensitive to their feelings and needs. You put them before yourself.
• Trust them.
• Show respect for their parents and their other friends.
• Are willing to make sacrifices for them.
• Tell them you love them.

Friday, Jul 18, 2008 - 12:37:05 AM
forgiveness to me is when i forgive someone for something they did to give someone second chance. Cus when i dont forgive someone it brings me down. Even though i no someone will never forgive me i will fogive them
- Angela

Friday, Jul 18, 2008 - 12:36:50 AM
I don't know about this. I'm in love with my best friend and I don't know what to do about it. I've told him how i feel but he's more gay than bi so i'm stuck in a wierd triangle. tell me how does this love thing work
- Carolyn

Friday, Jul 18, 2008 - 12:36:36 AM
thank u sooo much for all u do for me. i listen to ur show almost every night that its on and luv it. its helped me in a lot of situations. thanks!!!
- Renee'

Friday, Jul 18, 2008 - 12:36:16 AM
Datz deep...and very true so I know me and Christian are in love....But I still don't feel like I deserve him <.<' what should I do? How can I show my affections to the man of my dreams without trying to jump his bones?
- Helena

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 11:56:28 PM
i find it easier to forgive when i pray for them. for some reason it's harder for me to hate and have unforgiveness when i pray for God to bless a person who has wronged me. Romans12:14&17-20--14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.or them.17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. 18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. 19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,”[a] says the Lord. 20 Therefore
- Anna

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 11:56:11 PM
I think that forgiveness os when u let go of everything hateful towards this person. I have had to forgive one girl in particular that made my life bad by spreading lies about me...she and her boyfriend were making every day at school hard for me. I forgave her and him and now everything is sort of ok.
- Abby

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 11:15:30 PM
The way i see forgiveness might be impossible for humans. I think that we have to forget what happens to be able to say you forgiven someone. in reality this is very hard to do thats why people fight so much cause they remember all the bad things from the past and add them up. Myself i try to forget all the things from past and it work with a big price. i forget things that i shouldn't. we all have our flows and problems so never let that keep you away from the main purpose.
- Cosmo

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 10:57:17 PM
I've had to forgive people before... I thought they were my friends but they really didn't treat me as a friend would, and I heard them talking behind my back. After that I just stayed away from them, and my friends now are true friends who I know care about me! And some of my old friends are being more friendly to me now. =]
- Joy

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 10:14:27 PM
i did learn a lot i learnt that i was with me x bf b/c i knew that he wouldnt hurt me b/c he knew my dad but i finally ended b/c i learnt from u that is a bad reason to be with someone and that isnt love
- Lisa

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 9:10:50 PM
me and my bf have been through so many highs and lows but we got through them together. most of those lows were caused by me! i feel like im a bad person...but he always forgives me and tells me that im not a bad person and gives me sweet loving kisses. but yet when he does something that i take the wrong way...which turns out to be not what he ment...i am much slower to forgive! i need to learn how to let go and not sulk. i need to let go and move on!! a good thing about our relationship is that he can tell when something is bothering me and wont stopp asking me about what it is...I also have the problem of not opening up even when I need to talk so bad...so he helps by recognizing when im needing to talk and gently trying to get me to share my feelings. i wanted to say also that I believe we both love each other and can make it through whatever love throws at us. this fall im heading to live 3hrs away... it will be hard but we can keep our relationship alive :) i hope we can see eachother for our 2 yr. anniversary :)
- Racheal

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 10:07:20 AM
I love the audio extras that u have available on this site. Ben
- Ben

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 10:07:00 AM
Hey dawson. I listen to your show whenever possible. Your topics always hit close to home and I just thought I would share with you a little thing I typed up while I was laying in bed one day. Please take a quick read if you dont mind. Love - Its the most misconstruded word in the english language. Its used widely from kids the year of 3 all the way till the day that some people die. But the real question is, What is the true meaning of love? What is the true definition? In some dictionaries it is explained as an "Emotion". But in most peoples eyes and minds it can be percieved as an feeling, bond, or some just a plain meaningless word. The term Love is shallow and fragile, yet so strong. It can be the deciding factor between a middle school friendship or an adult marrige. As im laying in bed typing this listening to the thunder roll on through. Thoughts of pasts experiances with this term come into my head. We have all felt this word. Its impossible to say that you havnt. We "Love" either someone or something at one point in time in our lives. I personally dont beleve in true love. There is no such thing as true love if we cant put a solid meaning to the word. How can we prove a fact about something when everyone has their own meaning of it? If someone can please tell me a generic, solid, definition that everyone can agree on. Please let me know. As im wrapping this statement up. I have just one last remark to make. Even though we may not know what this word "Love" means exactly. I do know one thing. The term alone, is what holds society together. Its what keeps some people alive. Its what makes some people not want to pull the trigger, and its what makes some people not want to give up each other, and it is also what bestows trust in one another on this earth. And that my friends is the definition of......Love. ~Daniel James~
- Daniel James

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 3:03:47 AM
I experience this on a daily basis altho its probably lust, in my opinion, How does one stop his eyes and mind from lusting after the opposite sex
- Ben

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 2:54:37 AM
To me forgiving somebody is to put something in the past and forget about it no matter what it is. Like example when i was 8 up until i was about 10 or 11 my dad totally ignored me when him and my mom got divorced because he married another woman and at that age i didnt understand it but when i was gettin older he divorced her when my mom took me to meet him to let him see how bad he was hurtin me so he asked me to forgive him so i did and i wont hold it against now because we all wanted to forget about it and now he i see him whenever i want to no questions asked, when i could have easily not forgave him and never see him again. But thats forgiveness and everybody deserves a second chance. Oh and i love what your doing, i listen to u on the radio and on line, your amazing man, i know i can call u when i need u!!
- Brittany

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 2:45:13 AM
My definition of forgiveness is a bit hard to explain. It's not really forgetting whatever happened that requires forgiveness, but it's knowing that we are all human and we make mistakes and stupid decisions. Nobody is perfect. I've had to forgive my father- repeatedly. I love him to death, and without him, quite simply I wouldn't know how to survive in any sense. But he is verbally abusive. He yells and screams- throws things, breaks things- he has never laid a hand on me though. The only things that do damage are his words. Harsh as they may be, and stupid as I may seem, he is my father, and I cannot begin to comprehend what goes on in his mind to make him say the things he does- but like most humans, he speaks before he thinks, or he doesn't think everything through completely. I can relate, I can love, and thus, I can forgive.
- Jessica

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 2:34:35 AM
Just wanted to say that after reading this has made me realize that, I don't wanna end up lost in this world with a wrong guy. could you send me a email message please.
- Jolyn

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 2:33:03 AM
Hey,DAWSON .. THIS BLOG IS SO TRUE. AND I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ME AND MY BOYFRIEND ARE REALLY IN LOVE .. ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD DO IF YOU ARE IN LOVE IS WHAT ME AND MY BOYFRIEND DO FOR EACH OTHER....
- Courtney

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 2:06:13 AM
The person i hada to forgive is my father.He never payed attentions to me always ignored me and taught me how to smoke,drink,and do drugs.My father always preached not to do drugs but he was doing it behind our backs.So n 00 he taught my brother and i how to smoke then drink and last to do drugs.I thought it was love cuz he nerver showed me none so i thought it was.Anyway to make a long story short he went to prison for 7 accounts and he called me and asked me to forgive him the 1st time i said hell no but the 3rd time i really thought about and said fine i forgive u but i can't forget wat u did.
- Laura y.c. M.

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 2:01:03 AM
Dawson, early this week I was flipping thru channels and heard ur talk show and i thought it was amazing that u help so many young people. So it got me thinking if u could help me in anyway. Its kind of complicated... but i hope u understand. Anyways me and my b/f have been together for a year and 4 months now, and we barely fight and we love each other alot. we've gone thru alot of things together our parents are both divorced and we both have a difficult life at home and were alwasy their for each other. now that summer has come along again, its getting hard. even more than last. thing is his parents still dont kno about us, b/c hes not allowed to technailly date but pretty much b/c im 16 and were only 2 years apart in age and can tell each other anything. Lately people have been telling me to break up with him b/c i dont see him alot and talk to him. and i want to so bad see him and spend time with him again liek we used to. it just hasnt seemed the same lately. turns out hes going to college soon, and i really want to do somehing fun with him again to bring back the spark b4 he leaves so we dont have alot of troubles while hes gone. I just wanted to know if u could help me. idk what to ask u as a question... im trying to keep my head up. I guess do u think it would work, since were both committed, i honestly think hes the one for me. But i mean im still young. I'm confused and nobody else is really helping with the situation. so if u could in anyway itd be much appreciated. Thxs Dawson!
- Elysia

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2008 - 1:55:04 AM
Wow i loved that blog cause it is exactly what i needed. Thank you so much. and God BLESS you.
- Katie G.

Tuesday, Jul 15, 2008 - 11:56:58 PM
THis blog is rediculously true; it's almost unreal. Thanks for blogging about this; I emailed it to a friend of mine who is having some BF issues and hopefully it will help. And I love that quote; it's in A Walk to Remember, and it's totally right. Love is the truest thing in the world. And your show is amazing. Kaiti, Cincinnati Oh.
- Kaiti

Tuesday, Jul 15, 2008 - 11:30:14 PM
i would like to talk to you by email. i have lots to talk about.
- lily

Tuesday, Jul 15, 2008 - 11:12:33 PM
Forgivness is talking about a hard time and learning to get past that time with out holding what happened over the other persons head. I have had to forgive a lot of people in my life time! The one who hurt me most that i had to forgive was my mom and that took years to do. She abused me in every way possible for many years and i hated her for it but after talking to her and a few years latter me and my mom have a wonderful relationship and i now live with her. Its not easy to forgive but it can be done and its a wonderful feeling when you get past whatever happend. ~Sammy~
- Sammy

Tuesday, Jul 15, 2008 - 8:22:13 PM
omg..thats for posting this blog..aloways questioned whether i was in love or not...but now i know i truely am..THANKS!
- beauty J

Tuesday, Jul 15, 2008 - 7:56:02 PM
Dawson this is the 1st time i've ever even read any of your blogs but i was listening to your show like any other sunday..... and i heard u say there was a blog about if you are in love and you know i've not really seen love coming from the opposite side of my relationship and i just relized it.... i know he cares about me but i'm not really sure if i would call it love, like Leah said in you blog.... i love him and i KNOW i do! He's everything i have.... and everything i've ever asked for.... He's leaving for California 2day, my birthday, to visit some family and he's not sure if he's coming back.... i'm dieing inside, everytime i hear a love song or sad song.... i cry my eyes out..... I don't really know what to do anymore...
- stephanie

Tuesday, Jul 15, 2008 - 1:06:52 AM
Dawson, I have wanted to call you alot but my problems seem so little to everyone elses... So i havent this blog helps me alot to realize that the guy i think the most of treats me like crap. So now i know that i need to get rid of him and find someone who cares about me alot more than he does so thanks for everything... P.s. your show ROCKS.... Thanks, Kayla V. Holdenville Oklahoma
- Kayla

Monday, Jul 14, 2008 - 11:36:45 PM
Wow, Dawson, thanks for clarifying everything...
- Kate

Monday, Jul 14, 2008 - 9:37:19 PM
hey. i loved this blog. it helped me tooo really think of this guy. BLESS YOU DAWSON i need sum advice -helen
- helen

Monday, Jul 14, 2008 - 7:22:04 PM
this is so true god is Love. without God i wouldnt know how to forgive and learn to love my friend again.But sometimes u have to realize that most the time when a guy says he loves you it not what most girls think. its the same exact love he has for his mom and pizza. u dont have to believe me. but honestly i would rather a guy not tell me that cause i know its not true.maybe when a guy proposes to me i might believe it. yea it sounds nice and all and I like it but i jsut have to remind myself its not the same love i think it is. and we need to remember not to look for love in the wrong areas. like relationships. we need to find our love in god first.
- Tessa

Monday, Jul 14, 2008 - 1:19:51 AM
forgiveness....the only perfect example is jesus christ. we mess up every day, every hour. he gave his life for less than holy creatures doomed for separation from our Father. and to add to your 'love is' list, D, love is unconditional forgiveness. u forgive that person although they destroyed you, manipulated you, or some one you love. that's what jesus did and i wish everyone else did too. the world would be so much better. i grew up without my parents and was raised by my granparents in a christian environment i thank God for. i had to forgive my parents for abandonment. i had to forgive their ignorance. i had to forgive all they had done to my family. in conclusion, forgiveness is the most powerful thing if u need to mend a broken relationship. LOVE YOUR SHOW, DAWSON <3
- CJ

Monday, Jul 14, 2008 - 12:47:17 AM
I have been going out with my boyfriend for almost Two months now. He says "I love you" all the time, and i do i love him too, but it feels a bit soon to say it back to him just yet, and i was very relieved when he said he will wait for me to reply to him.he understands the last relationship i was in was way to fast, and i want to take this one slow. I think most people move to fast.
- Courtney M. "Cam"

Monday, Jul 14, 2008 - 12:29:09 AM
This blog helped me understand what love can be.but then again your life and love are what you choose them to be.
- vivian

Monday, Jul 14, 2008 - 12:25:17 AM
wat if you have a girlfriend thats under-age like 13 and your 16 dawson??
- from a DMLive myspace friend ~ YOUNG TWISTA C.F.R

Monday, Jul 14, 2008 - 12:25:03 AM
Well my husband and I were listening to you on the radio then it was time for you to go. So we got on here and checked out your blog just for the he** of it. I know he loves me; and he knows I love him, but it was the sweetest moment; he said and I quote " wow! I really do love you!" Thank you. Oh I almost forgot tonight on your show a young girl called in, Savannah, that brought tears to our eyes, and by gaining that knowledge we are more thanking for waking up in the moring because of what you help to do. Once again...Thank-you
- Ashley J.

Sunday, Jul 13, 2008 - 11:31:00 PM
My boyfriend and I have been dating for about 7 months, but we've known each other for about 4 years.And I really do care for him and everything on your little check list on your blog is true about our relationship so would you say we're in love?
- Kaitlon W.

Sunday, Jul 13, 2008 - 11:15:10 PM
My crush has a boyfriend. She always says she loves him. She says he does not respect her, that he does not put effert into learning sign language for her (she is deaf). But she loves him too much to break up with him, she does not want to make HIM sad. I wish her english was good enough to read and understand this post...
- chris

Sunday, Jul 13, 2008 - 11:01:58 PM
ya know Dawson I've read your blog and was reading your list of "If you love someone you:" I notice that alot of those are things that I can't really relate too, I mean I want to be like that but I also know that a relationship takes work and that things don't happen over night, so how do you know what's a hard working relationship or something that just simply is not a relationship at all? ya know what I mean
- Jenn

Sunday, Jul 13, 2008 - 10:20:35 PM
your blog touched me as an individual. It also told me what true love is. Dawson, you are one of the most important people in my life. I listen to you every sunday night you are awesome!!
- Jimmy

Sunday, Jul 13, 2008 - 10:01:33 PM
Hey dawson! I love what you do and listen to your show everytime it comes on! I love this blog, cause it basically tells us in an uncomplicated way the truth. I talked to you a little over a month ago, but unfortunately I didn't take your advice, but I wish that I did, but I won't go into details yet because it's a little depressing. But back to your blog, it's great!!! I love it and it explains things I was confused about. Thanks Dawson!!!!
- Cynthia

Sunday, Jul 13, 2008 - 9:36:21 PM
dawson i was just wndering if you could give me advise for telling my parents that i went against there wishes by dating my boyfriend nick who is 17 and i'm 13, but aslo for telling them i had sex with him. can u help me please because i have a stricked family.
- Cameron

Sunday, Jul 13, 2008 - 9:28:53 PM
I believe that forgiveness to me means to realize that yeah they hurt you and yeah you dont appreciate it but to remember that God forgave us for the worst things we have done and to just give it time to accept that they hurt you but we have to forgive and forget or the bitterness we hold inside will keep building up, and finally after a few people hurt you then you will just bust and there is no telling what you could do! I just talked to them about what they did and asked them to please not do it again and prayed with them about it and just asked for God's help to let it go and forgive and forget and leave it in the past!!
- Kaitlyn

Sunday, Jul 13, 2008 - 1:40:57 PM
hey dawson,this blog is what i needed to read.i see more clearly about love.THANK YOU DAWSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- paetra

Saturday, Jul 12, 2008 - 8:06:51 PM
hey dawson..this blog was really what i needed to hear.i have had some trouble with my guy that i understand and treated him so well and he knows he had it good but he didnt show that to me till after. we settled for being friends. now im with an army guy which is hard i know but my whole life i have gone on loving guys that didnt love me. this guy we met by complete suprise. we met by him accidentaly hitting me in the eye with a nurf ball at hardrock park. we both know we love each other which is weird for me cause i have had a trusting issue in my life.the thing is his touch is the only touch i want. i dont mean sexual i mean his kisses and hugs and holding me while i fall asleep. but dawson i could use your help on how to handle this military relationship. thank you.
- Lyndsey

Saturday, Jul 12, 2008 - 5:07:36 PM
This blog was simply beautiful. I hope everyone reads it this week, because this is truly a great perception of love.
- Michelle

Saturday, Jul 12, 2008 - 4:20:23 PM
aye dawson!.. well i'm bi and i just meet this girl by accident because i send a txt to a wrong number wich turnd out to be hers and i dunnow we meet on a tuesday and by thursday we were hangin out, she is awesome!, i love to talk to her and just be around her, and now 4 days after we meet we are datin and its so weird everythin its goin on so fast bt at the same time so real.. i dunnow im afraid of this not being real bt i just dont want this to end... i know she likes me as much as i do because just the thigs she does and what she says... i dont wanna say that i love her because its too soon bt it feels like love... dawson i love your show!.. thanx for everythin!!
- XIMENA <33

Saturday, Jul 12, 2008 - 12:36:02 PM
I got to say agian dawson, good job.. I love how you take things from the bible and convey it in a way that just about everyone can understand keep up the good work dawson God bless you
- Travis

Saturday, Jul 12, 2008 - 1:11:37 AM
thank you agaian.
- Esme