what is love? what is gf/bf?

This question keep inside my mind all this time... for I'm 18 and haven't once experience having girlfriend...

But still, I have no regret of that, because in my life now, I have a commitment, for not having girlfriend until I can properly "pay" the date all by myself. It doesn't mean all I think is money and money, but that's one of my own requirement for having girlfriend. Beside that, I also think that I shouldn't pick someone or run for someone just by her appearance, I don't want to be "munafik", yes, appearance also a consideration, but, still the inside is more important I think.

And about love, I've been thinking, If I love somebody, is it mean that I have to make that person my girlfriend so there I can love her with all I am? I just don't get it, because there is someone I know that bullshit-ing about love just to make someone to be his girlfriend... from that point, I just can't understand why people's interpretation of love is that shallow. Can I give it to somebody which is just my friend... a special friend, or I should say best buddy?

Yes I'm talking about someone, and if anyone ever ask me "Do you love that person?" I will frankly say "YES, I do love that person and I won't regret giving my all for that person" BUT whether that person realize it, knows it, or even want to be mine or not, I don't care! and for now I don't think I'll ask... Maybe some will say that I'm stupid, I'm being chicken, or anything. But I'm doing all this thing because I feel that person's love towards me also...for being my friend who can share happy and sad time....for being the first one that accept me whatever I am... for being the one that encourage me to do my best everyday... that is the shape of love that motivate me to do same to that person. So for that reason, till now I'm doing whatever I can to shows my appreciation to that person. And all of this thing is what I call love... to do whatever I can to help, to assist, to support, or anything, even in the end, that person ever misunderstand that as me being annoying to that person.

In the end, I'll just say whether I have girlfriend or not, is not a big problem for me, but someday I hope in the right time and right place, I can say I LOVE YOU, AND I WANT TO BE YOUR PARTNER OF A LIFETIME... for now? I'll just do my best to shows what I called LOVE towards that person... :)