Is love real....

United States
December 26, 2008 2:06am CST
Is there a perfect mate for everyone or can anyone just fall in love with anyone. I used to think each person had a one special love but I have chged my mind. Now I think it is a choice to fall in love. How about you? Do you fall easily?
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18 responses
@noniefam (284)
• Indonesia
27 Dec 08
love is real. love is pure n strong. but is not easy to get real love n fall in love with someone. sometimes can make our heart sad n happy. be careful to choose someone to be ur partner. do u fall in love now?
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• United States
30 Dec 08
I totally agree yet, my words fall on deaf ears. Thanks...
• Philippines
27 Dec 08
Hi jordan falling in love is wonderful, but its always a choice, those who have been in love know that it is a glorious feeling as well. It can increase my self-esteem, bring out the best in us, and makes us feel that life is just wonderful to live. It take time for myself to fall in love,I am very cautious,and slow in making major decisions. :) It works for me anyway. Happy mylotting!
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• United States
30 Dec 08
Did you marry the fall in love person or do you fall in love lots of times and have the same fall in love feelings all over again? My daughter is very confused about this conceptaind is so confused.
@tabachi (263)
• Philippines
27 Dec 08
love is real...i think that the only problem is finding the right person for you to fall in love with...but most of the time,you dont find it..it just comes your way...that is even more exciting..it's a nice feeling when you are in love..but its so bad when you get heartbroken too.....ther's actually no mr. or miss right...but it's great to have someone that you are in love with and that love should be reciprocated.
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• United States
30 Dec 08
My 27 yr old daughter is having a hard time understanding love and my words are not enough to help her understand. Thanks for your response. I will pass it along.
• China
27 Dec 08
love is unique in my mind, if one can fall in love with anyone who meets, can we still can this is love...
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@kg4bah (78)
• United States
27 Dec 08
Theres love for family, love for friends, love for pets, love for children and love for that special someone. When you have found that special someone, you will fall in love. You can't choose who you fall in love with, it just doesn't work. You can't choose an obsession, but not love. Maybe for you, but not for me. Whenever I was looking for someone to fall in love with, it just didn't work. So one day, my true love came to me. The moment I saw him, I knew it was true love, not obsession. ~Melanie
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• United States
30 Dec 08
My daughter has been told all this and I will tell her again. It is so hard for her to comprehend. I show her in the Bible and still she is not commenting to knowing. Time and pray is all I have to get her to open up her mind and let the words sink in. Thanks
• United States
27 Dec 08
I think love is real if you beleive in it it all depends on u
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• United States
30 Dec 08
Thanks for the encouragement. I will pass along to my daughter who just can't get this love idea together.
@nannacroc (4049)
26 Dec 08
I don't know, i've only been in love once apart from a couple of teenage crushes. I'm still with my first true live after more then 30 years. He drives me mad at times but I know he is my soul mate and I was lucky to meet him. Two of my daughters have also found their perfect partner and hopefully the third will soon. If we chose who we fell in love with wouldn't we all choose the rich, good looking ones, then what chance for people like me?
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• United States
30 Dec 08
I totally agree with you. I pray my 27 yr old will understand what love really is and give it a try a real try for the better. She is so afraid to let go and give it a try.
@roger3611 (200)
• China
26 Dec 08
No of course not. Love is one big illusion for me, I should try to forget, but there's something left in my head, I am still right here waiting for my girl...
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• United States
30 Dec 08
My daught is waiting for her guy. She feels much like you. I try so hard to help her wrap her mind around it. Thanks for your words.
• Philippines
26 Dec 08
there are types of love that was exist .... but if you were talking about the loe to be the rest of your life and destined to be will in my case i dont fall easily i really have to need to know the person first and how seriously he is to me so that i can assure that i am falling to the person that who really love me tooo and by the times comes i dont have any regret in my self why do i fall to this kind of person ... it its a months of a year .. a year almostly to me before i have to fall to that person because i dont want to end up with regret.
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@rosdimy (3926)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 08
I do not fall in love that easy and I believe we can choose who we want to be in love with. I believe in destiny, but not in the rigid sense. My religion tells me that God has drawn many paths, and we are given the choice to pick which path to follow. So in finding a partner we are not limited to only one choice. That is why it is better for us to ask for guidance from God. I may be attracted to a person of the opposite orientation but this is not the same as love. I did make a decision based on my fragile logical thinking but it proved to be wrong. That is why I do not move hastily into a relationship. all the best, rosdimy
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• United States
30 Dec 08
Your response is how I will explain it to my 27 yr old daughter. It is hard for me to put my heart into words. My love has grown with time, patience and the Lord's guidance. Bless you in your response.
• China
26 Dec 08
Hey jordan. I am thinking the same as you. I thought there were true love in this world, and then I had two relationships, both failed in the end. I got tired during this process. Sometimes I think I just fall for those bad guys, whom I know are not suitable for marriage. And recently I am having problems with those married men. Maybe this kinda unavailability makes them appear so charming to me and I can't resist the temptation. I am lost in love thing...
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• United States
30 Dec 08
It is my daughter that can't wrap her mind or make up her mind about this love feeling that is true. Your words are better than mine and I will pass them along. I am looking for her to understand more everyday. Thanks for your words.
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
26 Dec 08
Hi jordan! I'm not really sure if I believe that there is a perfect mate out there for everyone. I also kind of changed my mind about that a really long time ago. My boyfriend that I am with now and I started out as friends. He moved in with me for financial reasons on both our parts. We loved each other as friends. I love him as more than a friend and we have grown in our relationship. But, is he a perfect mate? He might be my perfect mate, but I am not really his. I am 11 years older than he is and he would prefer someone a bit younger than he is. But, we are happy and comfortable together for not. I don't know if he will stay with me forever. I hope he will, but I don't know and I don't know if I believe that anything is forever. I have watched my friends get married and divorced so who is to say what is the "perfect" relationship?
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• United States
30 Dec 08
Thanks for your response...perfect... no,,I see that for me.....love has grown and worked for me with lots of compromise and struggle. Bless you.
• United States
26 Dec 08
Many types of love for me exist. I have a deep love for my friends and anyone that I can trust. I have a deep love for family too. Of course, I can't fall easily for a girl but once I do, I'll do anything for them. It's an amazing feeling to be in love. I miss it to be honest. Everything seemed to make sense and everything I did seemed to have a purpose when I was in love. I guess it's a great thing that I don't fall easily for people. You have to be a pretty awesome person with multiple qualities that I love about you before I can utter those three dangerous words I Love You. Those three words drive people to kill people or kill themselves. That's why I say they are dangerous words. Good luck Jordan in finding what your looking for! You deserve it.
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• United States
30 Dec 08
I ask this question for my daughter who is so very confused about the whole thing. She selsom dates yet, I tell her it must be mutual and guy must do asking. She is so clueless for a 27 yr old. I try to guide her but who listens to their mother anymore? I feel for her since I have my love and she struggles.
@babyania (161)
• Philippines
30 Dec 08
why did you change your mind? i always think that there is one person who is meant for each of us,and i think i already found mine. i have a boyfriend and we've been together for 1 year and 4 months. just like you, he believes that to fall in love is a choice. i wonder what makes you think it is?
@neuronic (242)
• Japan
27 Dec 08
I used to have the same thoughts. Well, similar at least. But as you grow older your definitions of love change. When your young you are looking for instant attraction, something short term, and as you get adult your looking for something more than one night stand or just a week long relationship (if you can even call it that way). I am already married, and I married a woman that has the best qualities that fit my character, and the looks I always wanted. She sees the same in me. We do have occasional problems, and we, just like anyone else, fight sometimes. But in the end we find our way out, and this is what makes us love each other. Now if that is what you define love, then that's what you get. For me it's just an "upgrade" for trust.
• United States
30 Dec 08
I agree and will pass along to my 27 yr old daughter who can't pull herself together. She wants so much yet must understand the guy must do the asking . She seems so scared and lost. I pray for her yet, she must find her way out of this thinking that I don't understand.
• United States
15 Jan 09
I think there is someone for everyone out there. It just takes time, and I think it is a choice as well. If you keep yourself closed off, and do not let anyone in, while they may still fall for you, you can keep yourself from feeling anything. That is a very lonely idea. It takes time, and patience.
• China
4 Jan 09
Well, I think there's just a perfect mate for anyone,but I am not sure that you will meet your right person in your life,so if you fall in love with someone,just do it.
• India
27 Dec 08
There is a perfect mate for everyone but sometimes we have to comprise alot.Person is having some perception regarding his love, it may be positive/negative , it may be write/wrong.Sometimes person not aware about his/her choice.In todays world you cannot say, with which type of person you can fall in love b'cos people are not having stability of mind.Its totally psychological.
• United States
30 Dec 08
Your words I undeerstand and agree with and will pass then along to my hard headed daughter who understands very little in this confusing world of ours. Thanks