do you believe in love?

i believe people come across their true love many times in life, but they pass up the opportunities out of fear or ignorance or egotistical ways. if it is real love it will stay. if it is meant to happen then it will present itself to you. also it is hard because i have met my love and i believe its the only one ill have that is 100% true, and the hardest part about it is holding on and keeping it lasting. you can love but also have such a complicated relationship that its better to not be together..

ive been in love with the same person for a long time and i broke up with her while i loved her but knew it was best. im still in love with her and we dont talk anymore. my friend has been in love with the same girl for 5 years. they were together 2 years and then 3 of the years he has not been with or talked to this girl. but still loves her endlessly.

I know a lot of people who 'claim' that they are in love, when in reality, they obviously do not. They always break up, or leave each other and within moments they are with another. Plus, they claim it immediately after they begin dating that it is love. No, not at the moment I do not believe in 'love'. Until proven that it exists or once I feel that sensation myself I will not change my opinion. Also, I have personal reasons for believing this. Some people do believe, and take that risk to follow their heart. True love is something that you will have to find for yourself, you cannot cut corners and sometimes you miss that opportunity.Relationships do not last in some cases and I accepted that. People grow apart and move on; so, love can go away. Maybe even when they meet someone new. Anyways, I'll experience it maybe in my life. You cannot control fate. My opinion may change.

Lust is real, but it doesn't necessarily last forever. True love lasts forever :) After a few years, sometimes it settles down, but the feelings grow stronger over time. It's hard to explain lol.

I've been in love with this guy for almost a year now. For ten months of which he has also been in love with me... but then one day that just stopped... and it comes back and leaves and comes back.. he comes back and leaves and comes back. It's lead me to believe that love never goes away. People get tired or bored with it and they go away, but the love is still there.. Because I'll love this boy forever, but eventually I'll move on, you know?

That's a really complicated question. Every couple is different. Everyone has a different idea of what "love" is. The symptoms that are associated with "love" are just physiological reactions, they are not an accurate measure of someone's "worth" as a romantic partner. That's why some couples "fall in love", but they "fall out of love" when those physiological symptoms wear off around 3 years in, and then they realize that they're not as compatible as they thought. Love could be considered those physical symptoms, love could be considered the commitment you make to a particular person, love could be considered the feelings that develop after you spend years committed to each other, but the presence of "love symptoms" does not determine the success of a relationship. Compatibility, respect, trust and compassion are the bottom line, if you don't have that, then "love" is just an illusion.