Poll: Do You Believe in True Love?

[Julianking93]

About 2 weeks ago my girlfriend and me just broke up from a 2 year relationship, and I got to thinking about true love.

For the longest time, I believed [i/]her[/i] to be my true love. We shared so much in common and told each other how much we loved one another everyday, and now it's over. I know I probably sound like a drama queen right now,(did I just say "drama queen"?) but I truly loved her. After that, I felt that there is no such thing as true love. Its just really something dressed up by society. There really is no one person out there for you, which is also the reason I've never believed in the idea of marriage.

But, I'm starting to ramble and I'm a cynical bastard, so I'd like to know, what do my fellow Escapists think?

Do you believe in true love? Do you think that there is a one and only for you? Has something like this happened to you that made you change the way you think? If so, let me know.

 

[Custard_Angel]

I most definately believe in true love...

Anybody who doesnt just hasn't met the right person yet. Don't let a bad experience jade you. If you broke up then its obvious the two of you aren't right for each other. Keep playing the game, you'll find someone.

 

[Ninja_X]

I definitely do, I am lucky enough to have fallen in love with a wonderful girl once.

 

[Chrissyluky]

nothing lasts forever i believe someone once said. and love is one of those things. humans seem like they were built to screw and move on(literally)

 

[deleted_scifidownbeat]

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[Abedeus]

No such thing. Also, friendship means nothing to me since my sister's wedding, where my friend was drinking all the time, and worse that with my 60-year old uncles.

Now I'm ashamed to know her.

 

[Jedoro]

I think there is, but people are too impatient to wait for it and just settle with what feels like it at the time, and then they end up breaking up. I've had my share of relationships, but I'll never stop searching.

 

[Kuropan]

i'm not sure anymore. i used to believe in twoo wuv and happy marriages and all that jazz. Then i got married to an abusive controlling dillhole, dealt with his crap for 3 years, and finally divorced his sorry ass this year.

i believe some people may find true love, whatever that means. But i'm pretty sure it's not the be-all and end-all that society seems to make it out to be. i can choose to be single and happy, and it's not a crime, even though the world wants to pigeonhole me into being someone's girlfriend or lover or wife or whatever.

and i ramble. someone shut me up.

 

[dantheman931]

No, because I don't like the idea that in all the world, there's only one woman who could make me happy. I believe that happiness in a relationship is as much about what you put into it as what you get out of it, and if you're willing to work at it, there's no reason why you can't make your own happiness. Besides, you shouldn't be so hung up on the idea of true love that you end up ignoring something great that's slipping away right under your nose.

Of course, that being said, when I was in high school I was all about the true love thing, so I guess I can't talk too loudly here on my high horse. lmao

 

[AbsoluteVirtue18]

Of course I do!

But I am also a hopeless romantic, so maybe I'm biased.

 

[The Great Zegrool]

i'm not sure anymore. i used to believe in twoo wuv and happy marriages and all that jazz. Then i got married to an abusive controlling dillhole, dealt with his crap for 3 years, and finally divorced his sorry ass this year.

i believe some people may find true love, whatever that means. But i'm pretty sure it's not the be-all and end-all that society seems to make it out to be. i can choose to be single and happy, and it's not a crime, even though the world wants to pigeonhole me into being someone's girlfriend or lover or wife or whatever.

and i ramble. someone shut me up.

Yes, exactly.

Well, maybe not, I am willing to have an open mind, but I don't think that humans are really capable of that.

Who knows, maybe I am just being a pessimist? no, there is no such thing as true love

 

[dalek sec]

Hell no, it just doesn't happen.

 

[Link Kadeshi]

Do I believe in true love? No. I have yet to see it's existance. Humans are a pack animal, and in such, we wish to be in said pack and to procriate. Love bewtween family and friends, sure. Romantic love? Nah. Send me the love of my life, and I'll likly disect it mentally to understand the origins of my feelings. Being jaded helps you see any flaws that could exist. It also makes you look for the flaws. I'm open minded, and admit I could be wrong, but until I see the proof, I'll point to divorce rates, and cheating spouses... And desperatly shut my eyes to the domestic desputes statistics. To believe in this true love, I would need to understand the corlative nature of these. It never fits.

 

[dantheman931]

i'm not sure anymore. i used to believe in twoo wuv and happy marriages and all that jazz. Then i got married to an abusive controlling dillhole, dealt with his crap for 3 years, and finally divorced his sorry ass this year.

i believe some people may find true love, whatever that means. But i'm pretty sure it's not the be-all and end-all that society seems to make it out to be. i can choose to be single and happy, and it's not a crime, even though the world wants to pigeonhole me into being someone's girlfriend or lover or wife or whatever.

and i ramble. someone shut me up.

*tape tape tape*

Believe it or not, my ex-girlfriend was abusive, although her thing was mental abuse and passive suicide attempts; although it would be nice to have a girlfriend, I'm still grateful I'm not still stuck with her. We're both better off.

 

[Link Kadeshi]

i'm not sure anymore. i used to believe in twoo wuv and happy marriages and all that jazz. Then i got married to an abusive controlling dillhole, dealt with his crap for 3 years, and finally divorced his sorry ass this year.

i believe some people may find true love, whatever that means. But i'm pretty sure it's not the be-all and end-all that society seems to make it out to be. i can choose to be single and happy, and it's not a crime, even though the world wants to pigeonhole me into being someone's girlfriend or lover or wife or whatever.

and i ramble. someone shut me up.

Yes, exactly.

Well, maybe not, I am willing to have an open mind, but I don't think that humans are really capable of that.

Who knows, maybe I am just being a pessimist?

I would rather call you a realist. A pessimist would likly have suggested it doesn't matter anyways. As a fellow realist, welcome to the fold.

 

[Axle_Bullitt_19]

I do belive in true love, but the thing called love at first sight is total bull shit.

 

[unholy vagrant]

The idea of true love to me is always one of fairy tale. Part of this is because of the supposed "one person in the world for you." To me this implies that I would actively have to search around the world for the right person, which is a fool's errend.