(05-18-2012, 01:45 PM)Mantis Wrote: No, I'm not about to start dancing to the Haddaway song.
Really, though. What is love? I've been thinking about this lately. For the record, I've been in a few relationships. None of them ended well, and I think when you're young there's a greater tendency to be romantic and believe you'll find your "true love", get married, grow old, yada yada. In my case, whilst I'm not "old" per se (24 in a few months, sure feels like I'm getting old) I feel like I'm becoming more of a realist.
In this day and age, "love" is a term being used very casually. I think a lot of young people consider simple affection and perhaps lust to be love. I've wondered whether humans were meant to be monogamous in the first place. Why are so many of us cheaters if we're monogamous creatures? Whereas swans on the other hand can stay with their mates for a lifetime. But hey, love is lovely for the bankers, right? Think about how much revenue is generated from the concept of love. It's not just Valentine's Day.
Sometimes, I think true love is only the love parents can feel for their children. I'd like to hear your thoughts, though.
I'm 37 an still believe you can find true love.
Being monogamous isn't for everyone.
Not every one cheats.
Not everyone wants to be married. Some want to be married more then anything.
You have to do what works for you. I fell in love with my wife at first sight. I didn't talk to her but couldn't stop thinking about her. I searched for her but it took about a year and a half to find her. I talked to her on the phone a few times after a year but didn't know it was her. She was friends with someone I knew. I went to the fair with this girl and my wife went with her.
We were together for about 17 years before getting married because I didn't want to be married. We have been married for almost 4 years now.
What works for someone can change over time.
Some people never want to have kids. Some won't stop having kids.
Love can also find you, like it or not.
Don't put down love because they make so much money from it.
Just look at all the money they make because of hormones.
