I don't know why people get blinded by love?

Italy
September 6, 2012 1:43am CST
I have a friend, she is the intellectual, smart, pretty and jolly. She is a man's wish all in all. She has a great job and all. And today she told me that she has fallen in love with a guy who is no match for her at all. He never finished school, he stays with his friends late night. He is not serious about his career at all. He is jobless. He is rich (rich parents) and handsome but that isn't everything when it comes to start a family. Compromise, maturity, trust matters a lot. The thing is he claims he is in love too. I tried to talk to her and pointed out all the difference as she is my best friend and we are like sisters. I can not stand the sight of her being hurt. She said, everything else doesn't matter,what matters is that I love him and He loves me back. And about differences we will figure them out along way. She has a point but still it's bugging. Why would somebody want to fall in a trap he can see clearly? What do you guys think of this situation?
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18 responses
• Italy
6 Sep 12
Well nighwatcher i just need to say..that a person always in a learning stage, she will get to know one day what mistakes she did , if she would not have done this, then the things could have been matter. It's the matter of just controlling your for the time being emotions, with the passage of time, when a person realizes that life is not all about love, there are some more important things to do in life. She will get to know each and every thing one day..May be she is unaware of fact that life is not all about fantasies, you have to be factual,
• Italy
6 Sep 12
sorry i wanted to write "could have been better"
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
6 Sep 12
Love is very mysterious. Let's put it this way, what if the guy will change and your friend becomes his inspiration. What if if guy will try to change his lifestyle and start to make his life worth living. Sometimes there are things that are hard to explain. Yes, the guy is no match with your friend- but love can move mountains.
• Italy
6 Sep 12
I really like the idea of him changing, if he did (i hope and pray he will) i'll be very very happy. I just hope and pray that everything turns out to be good and they end-up even happier. I really liked your thoughts
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
6 Sep 12
it is hard if you are talking about Love... some people said that Love is blind i disagree..i choose the statement that a people is blind because of Love.. we have brain for choosing what is the good and bad for us.. right??
• Italy
6 Sep 12
I agree with you, your thinking power is there to make you choose
@Metatronik (6199)
• Pasay, Philippines
6 Sep 12
Sis to tell you the truth opposite really attracts. Maybe she is also a woman who always wants challenge that is why she could find challenging to her boyfriend that is opposite to her. It doesn't mean that a person or especially a woman is smart and intellectual then she could have the best man that is same thing to her. Honestly as I observed already there are many intellect women who are falling in love with a non achiever guy worst case they are falling in love with a guy who makes a lot of trouble, he can be a womanizer as well. IQ is totally different with EQ and that is how I wonder as well that some women are claiming or even projecting themselves as intelligent, smart and above all but look they are so weak to determine if a man that they are falling in love to is a man who can love them honestly with trust. They are weak enough to have a partner who can be loyal, humble and respect them as a woman. Some women as well are attempting that because of the challenge that they are begging they have wishful thought or hallucinating thought that a man will change just because of them. That is indeed so funny because women are not designated to become Fairy Godmother. In other terms I am also wondering that how come they are not intelligent or smart enough to find the Mr. Right. In the end they are becoming very problematic to the extent that they are complaining already.
• Italy
6 Sep 12
I totally agree with you, loving is not bad, but loving some one bad is bad. Like, if you know that a person is not the one around whom you are really happy and he does everything to hurt you, why would you still fall for him? Because he treats you like sh*t and you like being treated like that. I feel really sorry for her :(
@nadi333 (101)
• India
6 Sep 12
Hi Its very sad to know about your friend but yes even I have faced such friends who sometimes choose a wrong life partner falling in love. Before it looks great and some days later of marriage the problems get start.Even I and my friends have tried alot to make our friend understand but it'll be of no use somtimes as you said people become blind in love. According to me person fallen in love not only becomes blind but also dump and deaf I beleive.I don't say that falling in love is a bad thing pre or post marriage people definately fall in love but I mean is a person must choose a right life partner. Atleast there must be any one good quality in our partners to fall in love and these qualities must be observed before moving forward in relation. I feel sad for your friend and pray to God that to whomever she choose, she must be happy for all life and may God bless her with a good life partner of her choice, who'll keep her all her life happy. Have a nice day !
• Italy
6 Sep 12
Yes you are right. I have seen people for not talking to their friends of lifetime when those friends try to stop them from getting hurt. I am thinking not to push her. She has made up her mind and now I can't do anything but support her
6 Sep 12
you are not in love therefore you dont know what happens in love.so you can say that.but the people who ever had been ion love truly know what means this.this the most beautifull sensation in the world that makes a person blind and he thinks that only he and his lover are right.i xan express in it world.if you read romantic poetry then you may understand but still you will have to experience your self.
• Italy
6 Sep 12
Well I have been in love so I know how it feels. But if a guy doesn't treat you right then you don't deserve him and its really its a stupid thing
@ladygator (3465)
• United States
7 Sep 12
night01watcher, I can understand the worries that you have regarding this relationship. No one wants to see their best friend, someone that they care about get hurt. And you most likely have seen how hard she has worked to get where she is. But really if you tell her about it, she wont listen and will probably get upset with you. I know that it might look bad but give it a chance since she is so successfull I am sure that she will see when and if it begins to go bad. Encourage the positive side of this and hope for the best. Just as you would a new job or endeover that she might try. You wouldnt tell her to stop and not try that because it might not work right. I have a bit of insight to this because my best friend was the same way with me marrying my husband. She might feel better being in charge here. I think that was the part that I was looking for. Now after 10 years and still solid, he has picked up the slack and is now the provider for or family. All of our kids (4) are in school part time and I dont work. If its real its real and it will shift from time to time to meet the needs of the relationship. My best friend actually told him on our wedding day, that he better be ready to step up. I never knew this of course until she told me last summer. Kinda nice to know that she supported me but was watchful without being overbearing.
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
16 Sep 12
Being a grown up means you get to do what you want to do. It's her life, her decisions are hers. Her mistakes are hers. She owns her happiness and the love she receives from whomever or wherever she receives it. If she's as savvy as you say, she knows what she's doing. Even if she is blinded to reality, it's still her choice.
@mzz663 (2772)
• United States
1 Nov 12
This happens a lot. No matter what you tell your friend, she is going to think you are jealous. No matter what, she is going to have to figure out all the bad things on her own. Just keep being her friend and hope that you are around if and when things go bad for her, she will need a good friend.
@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
7 Sep 12
well i agree with your friend. everything else doesn't matter except love, at least to me. i can't imagine staying in a relationship, whatever kind of relationship, when there is no love. if i love a person, i'll accept everything he is. even if he burps loudly after a meal, i'd think it's cute. if another person does that i'd think it's rude. that's what love can do for me. ultimately, a relationship is about the two person involved in it. as a friend, being supportive is all you need to do. if you feel that she WILL be hurt at the end, be sure to be there for her and i'm sure she'll be grateful for that.
@jugsjugs (12967)
8 Sep 12
They say you can not help who you fall in love with.As long as my friend was happy, then I would be happy for her.People have to learn things in life and perhaps if this love do not last, she may learn something even if you are right.Money do not and should not come into any relationship.You never know this man may change and get a job now that he is in love, perhaps he will grow up a bit as well, people do change.
@Hillxuan (77)
• China
6 Sep 12
i only want to say the falling in love people is very "fool".maybe we can see the essential thing.if we told them the mistake,they will not believe,as you said,your friend is intellectual\smart\pretty.but what man do you think is best fit her.as a onlooker we only need wish,only she feel happiness,it's the best answer,not too say much,because you don't know love between both each other.
• Italy
6 Sep 12
Well, I do know how much happy she is. In a year of dating she has cried and suffered for 8-10 months for him flirting with other girls, for him not giving her 5 minutes for whole day, for being not there when she needed him. So yes I know how happy she is.
@Otanetix (508)
• United States
7 Sep 12
Love can make you do crazy things. Sometimes, a person's feeling of love can often make them forget all the flaws of another person. Your friend must be a saint who can overlook certain traits of a person, which may seem be not desirable to others. While she may love him, I think you should keep trying to look out for her. And if it so happens she realizes that he is the wrong person for her, being by her side at such a crucial moment of realization of her mistake will be relieving for her.
@VGDesigns (102)
• United States
8 Sep 12
Oh gosh! People get blinded by love for so many reasons. When we meet someone we are attracted to it releases all these crazy hormones in our bodies. Sometimes they give us feelings of euphoria other times it feels like a need to be with this person. These feelings will subside and then we will be left with just the person. So before we get too deep we have to ask ourselves, "Is this a person that I can live with once the love juice wears off?" And there in lies your answer.
@pals101 (2010)
• Philippines
6 Sep 12
It really shows that love moves in mysterious ways. We cannot fully understand it, each of us has there own experience on it. We have different views and opinions. I can't fully blame your friend's decision, she is thinking that he has the ability to change this man, change his view of life, not always depending on the parents. My advice is just continue to support her, and make sure she makes the right decision in her relationship. Being a close friend, its your duty to assist her and give the proper advice. I know your friend is intelligent, she can make a big impact on changing this man's life, after all there is no perfect person in this world. Everyone makes choices, everyone makes mistakes and everyone strive to survive to succeed.. -Happy Mylotting -
• Philippines
6 Sep 12
B'coz they only listen to thier heart not with thier Head, and people around her. Just stay always with your friend guide her, and pray her to wake up with her current situation.
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
6 Sep 12
Hi there, When someone's inlove you can never convince them about what's wrong or right, good or bad. Somehow we can really say that these people are blinded. And I think I have been blinded in the past too. LoL. But let her continue this relationship. Soon enough she's gonna realize everything. Coz sometimes the more people try to tell her to stay out of the relationship, the more she will keep it and hold on to it. Believing that there's no one that could stop them.
@blinjk (617)
• United States
6 Sep 12
That always happen and sometimes no matter how we try to keep pointing out why is he the wrong guy for her, we could not do anything because they love each other.The only thing you can do for her right now is to support her and always be there for her when she had problems with her boyfriend.What can we say opposites do really attracts...