The characters of many of the currently running Broadway shows weigh in on this most nettlesome and sustaining of emotions. A sample below:

From & Juliet:

Francois: I just proposed to Juliet. 
May:You must be so in love. You two just met. 
Francois: I’d never even kissed a girl before. 
May: But still, you’re moving forward
Francois: No regrets. 
May: You’d never kissed a girl before?
Francois: It’s true. 
May: So you’ve got nothing to compare it to. 
(They look at each other. The energy is palpable. They kiss, tentatively, then both pull back, surprised…sing lyrics of “I Kissed a Girl” then kiss again)…
May: Okay, but you know that I’m not a girl, right? If that’s what you–
Francois: It doesn’t matter to me. I just like kissing you.

From Aladdin:

jasmine: A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew 
But when I’m way up here
 It’s crystal clear that
Now I’m in a whole new world with you

From Buena Vista Social Club

El cariño que te tengo
No te lo puedo negar
Se me sale la babita
Yo no lo puedo evitar

[The love that I have for you
I can’t deny it
I drool a bit
I can’t help it]

From Hells Kitchen

Davis:

Sometimes I love ya, sometimes you make me blue
Sometimes I feel good, at times I feel used
Lovin’ you, darlin’, makes me so confused

I keep fallin’in and out of
Of love with you
I never loved someone
The way I’m lovin’ you

From Maybe Happy Ending

Claire: So we’re in love. 
Oliver: Definitely. What do we do? 
Claire: Stop? While we still can? 
Oliver: Love is unstable; love is well-known to have an equal if not greater tendency to create pain rather than joy; love makes people, and as far as we know, robots, act irrationally 
Claire: And we’re falling apart. Don’t forget that one. 
Oliver: But… before we stop… 

They say when you’re lovers
You gotta try dancing… So let’s give it a try!
And after I’ve learned not to step on your toe –
then I can let you go. 

From Oh, Mary

Mary: Abraham! The war is over! Now I can do cabaret!
Abraham: No. But I have given it some thought and I’ve decided– MARY: But you said cabaret was inappropriate because we’re at war but the– ABRAHAM: Will you let me finish?!
Mary: Will you let me start?! Abraham, tell me what has changed with you? You used to love cabaret. You always said you loved my madcap medleys!
Abraham: No, I said I heard your madcap medleys.
Mary: You were there every night! Singing along!
Abraham: I was young and confused! Now let it go!
Mary: Why are you so ashamed? Cabaret brought us together. We fell in love at the cabaret!
Abraham:: You better not repeat that to anyone! We fell in love at a dance in Illinois. That’s the story!

From Operation Mincemeat

Dear Bill
I’m afraid I’ve not got long to write
I’m off to Mary’s
You know how she feels about bridge night
It’s been a few days
I thought that I’d send a few lines…

And the roses just miss you
I know they just miss you
And I’m not going to argue with that
There’s so much to do when you come back

And I know that they say that it’s all for a cause
Our brave boys out fighting a war to end wars
But it’s like they don’t see that when you’re far from me
Our roses don’t get the conversation they need
Which just seems unfair
I’m stuck here and you’re there
I suppose I just miss you
I know I just miss you
Even now I still miss you

And why did we meet in the middle of a war?
What a silly thing for anyone

From Two Strangers (Who Carry a Cake Across New York)

Dougal: You know what we’d do now if this was a movie?
Robin:: I have a feeling you’re gonna tell me.
Dougal: We’d have our own wedding
Robin: Would we
Dougal: We’d get married right her, in this restaurant
Robin: No, No. No no no no no…Dougal Todd sit your ass down
Dougal: Dearly beloved, we are gathered here tonight
Robin: No we’re not
Dougal: And this may not be a wedding like the one we had in mind,
but it’s still a celebration of its own special kind…
Robin: Sweet Jesus kill me now.