Monday, November 30, 2009
There is no such thing as love.
I saw a movie over the Thanksgiving Holiday....one of these Romantic Comedies, that suggested there is no such thing as romantic love (in the sense that it lasts throughout a lifetime), but rather what exists and what we perceive as love, is in all actuality, lust. "Let's be honest ladies, a man falls in love with your looks, not your personality." I have always thought this and did not need to see a movie to point out that fact. I have felt from a young age, about 9, that men, in particular do not "fall in love," they fall in what I call "long term lust." We tend to be tricked my our minds and social mores to think that it is love, but it is not. It is lust in sheep's clothing so to speak. This idea from childhood, however, did not stop me from falling in love, only to have my heart broken when I realized the other person was not "in love with ME," but rather in love with their ideal of me...someone who looked like me, but talked less, and cleaned and cooked more...Does romantic love for a lifetime truly exist?? I have seen it once, but have not seen it since.
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Are you suggesting that you talk a lot? Haha. I was told once that a couple that falls in lust has 6 months (or 18. Dang. Now I can't remember which) to work out how they are going to deal with each other because after that the pheromones wear off and then they are left with each other as people. I don't know. It's just what I heard.
ReplyDeleteHmmm. Interesting theory. Probably true. This is maybe why cologne companies now produce fragrances with synthetic phermones...to lower the divorce rate!
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