You like someone because, you love someone despite

It's just that one lame line that I heard on a movie called "Set it up" on Netflix. The premise goes like this, you like someone because of certain reasons, but you love someone despite certain reasons.

The reasons could be anything. They could be silly, or deep, or useless or extremely important. That doesn't matter. I guess the point of the saying was that you may begin to like someone for certain things that you personally find attractive in another person, you fall in love with them when you're willing to overlook the things that annoy you in a person. It's one of the more realistic interpretations of love that I've heard in a while, and so I reckoned I'd write a post about it.

You like someone because...

They have qualities that you seek in a partner. It could be things about their appearance - their smile, or their hair, or personality - their humor or their choice of music, or anything else, that you notice and find attractive in them.

I guess it's fair I list down 5 things I ever liked in a woman. I liked her because...

1. of the way she hugged. There was a certain warmth and genuineness in the way she held me.
2. of the way, she cared about people and all kinds of relationships in her life. She had empathy and care for people, something that I have never managed to possess for more than a handful of people in my life.
3. of the way she did her hair
4. she wasn't crazy about clicking pictures and selfies all the time and at all the places. Clicking selfies, in moderation, and on special occasions, is understandable, but I often have little patience for people who click too many pictures. 
5. she offered to pay her share on the first date. While I'm more than happy to pay for the meal, and I always insist on paying on the first date, like a gentleman should. However, I do appreciate it if the lady offers. It's just a little gesture that I liked about her. 

You love someone despite...

The things they do that don't sit well with you. It may be something as trivial as leaving the wet towel on the bed after a shower, or for that matter, using an example mentioned before, their choice of music, or anything else that makes you go "ugghhh!!"

Not a lot of women that I can honestly say I loved. However, there are 5 things that I was willing to love a woman despite. I loved her despite...

1. her inability to be plan things ahead, or plan things properly at all, at times. 
2. her lack of decisiveness, in everything, big or small. Everything was overthought, every decision questioned a million times to the point that it wasn't fun anymore. Despite all that, I loved her. 
3. her not being a morning person like me. For better or for worse, I'm a morning person. I am my most productive self in the first half of the day. She was the total opposite. She would normally sleep at hours I'd be about to wake up at.
4. her taking the car too fast over speed bumps on the road. 
5. her wearing peep-toes (those things look seriously hideous and should be banned in my humble opinion).

I honestly don't know what love is. In fact, emotional stuff is something I categorically try to not talk about in my blog. However, this line struck a chord with me. It was, in a way, quite opposite to the generic idea of love that is marketed to us all the time - the one true love, the perfect match, the one who is perfect for us.

I guess this simple line tries to tell you that there will be some things about a person that you'll like and others that you won't. This is generally true for literally every person you meet in your life anyway. Love just means that you'll somehow be willing to put up with the things that you won't like so much about them.  

P.S. - These facts may or may not be about just one individual person, and might also be fictional. In case you do know me personally, best not to waste your time trying to figure out who I'm talking about.