If love someone, did you look for the race, wealth or the position?

Indonesia
March 3, 2012 6:13am CST
Nowadays, I have watched on tv.. a lot of celebrities easy to get married and then divorce for simple reasons, and I have noticed in my environment, it's not always celebrities, the ordinary people also look like influenced with the celebrities life style, they want to married by looking about the race, wealth and position. Is world really has changed? and no true love anymore?
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19 responses
@Mashnn (4501)
3 Mar 12
Love has no boundaries and I think if you are truly in love, race, wealth and such thing do not matter anymore. Unfortunately, most people just fall in love with someone based on status rather than love and that is why it is hard to find couples sticking to each other in modern marriage.
• United States
29 Apr 12
I agree with you. Love can transcend all boundaries. Couples are falling apart more and more because they start the relationship based on unrealistic expectations. Couples can avoid a lot of problems when they are realistic in what they want from a partner.
@JonaECG (26)
• Philippines
3 Mar 12
hello rein, in my own opinion.. I would still consider 'love' in the choices :) there are still lots of people who believes in real love.. but because of the influences of the media and social networking sites, people also changes their perspectives...
• United States
29 Apr 12
I agree the influences of media and social networking sites has a huge impact on the way people think. Many people as well want to live well off and so they sick individuals who have wealth and prominence. It's important that we know what is really important and then we are better able to find happiness in love in simple ways.
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
5 Mar 12
This is happening, yes not only with celebrities. See how many girls particularly here in our country marry other races for money sake. We cannot blame them- they're just being practical. Although some found true love. Maybe this modern time has gone through beyond- not only with technology but also when it comes to love.
• Philippines
3 Mar 12
I still believe in true love. No one up to this time can actually explain the mystery of true love. Those in Tv and movies were just a love based on fantasy. But the real love is blind it is all about mutual feelings regardless of race, wealth and social status. I should say, yes! there is still true love and I'm having it.
• Indonesia
5 Mar 12
I would love to say congratulation for you, in the middle of the world you have found the true love, keep it well and have a nice relationship :)
@zaahro (748)
• Indonesia
3 Mar 12
Hello reinykwan... Yes, worl has changed alot. But true love is still exist. It is just that the broken love is more hot to be discussed, to be reported. Media like to expose that kind of love story and public will be curious what will happen next ?
• Indonesia
5 Mar 12
yeah maybe the broken love is more interesting to media consumption..
@rony018 (109)
• Bangladesh
23 May 12
life is now too much unstable as results rate of divorce increasing.love never depend on wealth i think it.
@soulist (2985)
• United States
3 Mar 12
I dont look at anything other than how he treats me and the interest I have in him. those are things we cannot do anything about so why should we let it be a consideration in who we love. If we do that then we lose the aspect of true love.
• United States
4 Mar 12
Lives of celebrities are all the same globally. It is hard for their marriages to work. Many people say Will Smith is one of the few people who is happily married. But I found out from wikipedia that he actually has an open marriage. In most celebrity marriages, unfaithfulness is the biggest problem followed by not being at home like a normal family. I don't think they have a cure for all that. Marriage is taken too easily by some people. They think it can be dissolved anytime. Race definitely should not matter. I see that it is okay if two people have a mission to have wealth in their lives through shared goals. However, marrying someone just because he is rich is totally unacceptable. As for position, I see it as a matter of choice. Interestingly, two people coming from the same position or class have better chance in making a relationship or marriage work. Common background is necessary. But that entire gold digger attitude has to be changed. But it is not easy. Girls selecting guys by going through their bank account is not new at all in this world. When arranged marriage was still common even parents wanted their daughters to settle down with someone who can feed and take care of them.
@Metatronik (6199)
• Pasay, Philippines
5 Mar 12
In my own opinion I don't it has really something to do with the world that has changed but then it really depends upon the conviction of people. How does a person set her mentality when it comes to loving a person? If she grew up in a family or even environment that that value of being a person or human is just about money, race then there must be really a big problem about it and it has a big possibility that it would really influence the community. Some people are just grown up to become social climbers that is why the race, wealth and profile would really apply. But then do you think there is really love on it? I don't even think that they are looking for love but they are just gold diggers who are about money after all.
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
3 Mar 12
No the world did not change. Already the cavemen who was the strongest and greatest got the woman and dumped her for someone else. Already since that time people try to find a great catch. It was the same during the middle ages. Nothing has changed at all. The only thing that was invented at a certain point (by church first and later law) is the "official" marriage. So if you do it that way you need an offical divorce as well. I think since the time human being exist the percentage that got married out of love is very low. You still can read it on mylot. Many people have an arranged marriage it's not about love. And even if you marry out of love it is the question: what is love? People in the western world have a complete other definition of what love is as people in Africa or Asian countries. Love is what is love to you and it's up to you if you want to marry out of love, if you are willing to work for your relationship. Fact is: love will grow in time and mostly if you have bad times. Because only in bad times you know on who you can count or not.
@vt689586 (584)
• India
3 Mar 12
yeah this is happening in now times where people looking only for wealth,position,power but they don't look at love.and i am really very surprised with this sudden change but i know that true love is always there in world but it doesn't come out as a fake things get exposed.because i love my soul mate very match and don't care how pretty she is or how wealthy she is. i care for only her love to me.
@galeys (24)
• Philippines
3 Mar 12
this is actually the first thing to consider, but after it, it is always the character of the person you look at, and even if the the other person is filthy rich, it would mean nothing if discover that he/she is capable of choosing other things more than life....
@leoifrah (31)
• Hong Kong
5 Mar 12
I looked for intelligence, personality and wisdom. I want the idea of understanding each other to be the main ideal as-well-as expressing their emotions towards each other.
• Indonesia
4 Mar 12
Love is blind from my side. Im falling in love now, with some1 older, not from my race, he is not that wealth but he is economically safe. We were started as friend, but then he asked me to be his GF. He is honest and real, we love each other. There still true love in this world, but may be only for some random people. True love happens when you can love some1 as theirself.
@GemmaR (8517)
3 Mar 12
When you fall in love with somebody, everything else about them suddenly doesn't matter any more because you love the person that they are regardless of their race or how rich they are. However, you might make a decision when you start to date somebody that you don't want to because of some of these issues, and I would say that it is a rather shallow decision to make if you do so for such a reason. You should love somebody for the person that they are, not for their job or how much money they have in the bank.
• Philippines
3 Mar 12
I don't want to be hypocrite if I said I don't want to have a rich partners because I'm just poor or even I'm rich person I would like also to increase my wealth is a human nature that dreams of this material thing and love is not involve in this issue its the way they being raised and the virtue in life they want to accomplish. ifs hard say that its love because they want it, maybe because they don't have experience or totally very wise to make a decision love is a destiny if you are for each other then if with be. and there is no other reason I can say.
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
3 Mar 12
No I didn't look for any of those things. It is important to be able to have a good foundation. To get married to a person that is able to provide is a wise thing. Not that the person has to be rich but to be able to provide for the necessities of life. It is so sad that so many people put those things at the top of their list for what they want out of a marriage. A lot of the time they get all of that but are still unhappy because their marriage isn't working because they were focused on way to many other things. There are those normal people who do fall in love for the true love reasons and can be happy.
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
3 Mar 12
I believe in true love even though I have yet to know who my true love is - the one who would love me the same and who I will love too. I've been hurt and sometimes think it will be hard to find myself a true love. But then again, it doesn't mean that if someone got hurt or doesn't feel like finding any one - others won't too. Personally, I would fall in love with someone whom I love and will love me too. It won;t be base on their race, waleth or position. How can I marry or sleep with a guy for the rest of my life if I don't love him? I guess finding our true love is better - and it will not lead to divorce.
@yahnee (1243)
• Philippines
3 Mar 12
I still believe in true love even if I have suffered from a broken relationship. I learned a lesson in life at an early age never to give importance to how one looks. What is important is the character. I don't give much priority to wealth, race or position. What seems more important is loving a person for what he is and being loved in return for what I am. However, love sometimes is not enough. I have invested a lot of love but still the relationship did not work out. I still love him though in spite of everything that has happened.