How to define my happiness!

I am very disappointed to say I took a while to realize... I mean the kind of happiness when you are together with someone, be it a lover, a boyfriend, a friend, a sister, mum or dad.

And it doesn't come alone. If you're happy, and people around you aren't, then that is not happiness. If it happens vice versa, then it is not either. (Oh, as I am writing, the rain has started to pour heavily - the heaviest I ever seen since I'm here.) Happiness has to be shared, and only in that way, we benefit - or well I benefit from it. I can't say I can define it, but I realize time and distance shouldn't compromise happiness. You can't say you have a good relationship with someone because you're in it for 5 years, 10 years or you can't have a good relationship because you're living 1000 miles away. I was thinking like that though - oh you must have such a perfect life with your partner because you stayed in it for 10 years!! But I realized again this is not it. Happiness somehow can't be deduced from external factors, sometimes not even by that smile on the face. But when we are really happy with someone, in something, we glow - we radiate a kind of glow, thats what I personally think. Some people said being too honest is not good, better not knowing the things that had happened and would bound to upset you - "correct or not" --> so singlish! But it can be quite impossible to me, I need to know; I guess I am just naturally more curious and inquisitive than most people. In a way, I suspect I can make a very good investigator! And sad to say, this can be affecting my happiness. Why would you want to know these?? But I rather not know them later when it has to come to the light eventually?? Do you not agree? I think to be truly happy, it has to come naturally deep within you, when you're contented, 'it' will find you more easily...

I think I've been mumbling too much, have I? If you have your own perspective of happiness, please share...