This hits the nail on the head for me. I think I am swimming in between obsession, addiction and true love of someone I only know a small part of.
Part of a poem keeps popping up in my head from a very long time ago - by Ron Padgett - "once I rested up against a tree for so long I got stuck to it, that kind of love is terrible"
I think that is saying something similar to me of what Cyranoak just posted.
IDK just needed to post this as I have been obsessing over it in my head and it seemed to fit here!
Originally Posted by
Cyranoak 
...I think love in more pure than that. It's not love that causes us to be in denial. IMHO real, authentic, healthy love sees truth no matter how painful it is to see it.
I think obsession is blind. I think addiction is blind.
I used to be obsessed with my wife, and I'm still working through my addiction to her. Both of these things are separate from my love for her which is what has helped me to live in my real world, instead of the world of denial I had so carefully built.
Take what you want and leave the rest,
Cyranoak