"I waited. When he finally spoke again, he was whispering. 'I can be noble, Bella. I'm not going to make you choose between us. Just be happy, and you can have whatever part of me you want, or none at all if that's better. Don't let any debt you feel you owe me influence your decision.'"
Stephanie Meyer, Eclipse

Having a hot vampire as a boyfriend is one thing, but to be loved by a hot, immortal, selfless bloodsucker that is willing to do anything for you selflessly is another.

We all know who Edward Cullen is or, at least, heard of the Twilight book and movie series written by Stephanie Meyer. Although, we are not here to talk about the entire book- just this quote that made my heart skip when I first read it.

In order for everyone to understand the context of the quote, the female protagonist, Bella, was stuck in a middle of a rivalry in love and in terms of race, between a vampire and a werewolf (not really but I don't want to spill anything even though I already did and i should stop). At this part of the story, Bella was already in dating relationship with Edward Cullen, the vampire, but Jacob, Bella's bestfriend and the werewolf, was starting to make moves to be Bella's lover, as well.

Going back to the quote, we could see how strong Edward's feeling for Bella. Not in a way that he used force to win Bella but by giving her freedom to choose with her heart. Selfless, and according to Edward, "noble,"

Many people would find this kind of love in real life as "unhealthy" for many reasons. One, because it could be "too selfless" and "too sacrificing" that it would shatter oneself into pieces. Many would even argue that "they are already dating so there shouldn't be any more decisions to make in the first place" but in real life, decisions must be done all the time in order to move forward and this scenario is just one of them. Yet, to be the one to sacrifice could be really... Painful.

Another argument may even be about "true love" and how willing a person to be selfless for their partners. They might say that taking this kind of risk could also be rewarding in the end. A futuristic approach, I would say. Like Edward Cullen who was willing to give his mate away for the sake of her happiness without knowing what would her decisions be. Yet, just like Edward Cullen, his noble action was rewarded with an everlasting love in the end.

Personally, when I thought of a selfless kind of love, what crosses my mind is the purity of such actions. A love away from chaos and manipulation. A love that prioritizes peace and happiness over ownership or control. If the intention is good inside and out, it's impossible to not move somebody's heart for such sacrifice.

What do you think? Should we all love like Edward Cullen?