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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I view romantic love as a combination of biological chemicals and societal expectations that make a rich man and a young woman, come together, get married and procreate to create a family unit.

We all fall in love multiple times in our lives and there is nothing special about one couple vs another.

There is not such thing as sole mates or true love or meant to be etc etc[/quote]

Big emphasis on social expectations. Without those, that chemical feeling would catch you on fire with different people throughout your life. We have an expectation that it should be ONE person, that it’s extremely rare and special, will lead to marriage and children etc. If you took away those mental expectations this whole thing would look very different. Because the reality — if you’re honest — those feelings in their most pure form fade quickly and you are left with two imperfect people who usually have major personality differences, childhood wounds that were never resolved, lack of self awareness and communication skills, and other emotional issues. This is why half of marriages end in divorce and the other half struggle on through some quite dark periods. I think busting the expectations and taking a realistic look at what marriage entails is important.[/quote]

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