True Love ...Does it exist??

Love is not like the fairytales where you fall in love and tada happy ever after.
I do believe in true love but once you have found it, it takes alot of work and commitment to keep it.
Ask most couple who have been together for 20-30 years and they will tell you they had rough patches and probably wanted to give up, but if you truley love each other, you will be willing to work at keeping the relationship healthy and striving. If one person isnt willing to try and make it work then its not true love.
I loved and lost and learned the hard way many times but now that I have found someone who loves me just as much as I love them and willing to work for a lifetime together its amazing.

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This guy is madly in love with the bride to be in the picture. I totally believe in it and can't wait to marry this woman on May 18th!

I definitely believe in true love! I thought I was just living in a "dream world" as I've been told many times so I'm thankful I came across this post and see I'm not the only believer left in this world.

Yes true love does it exist I'm just waiting for the right person for me God has some one out there

What makes it True Love? Love is love!

U will know if ur in love with someone and just maybe they might be ur true love

Just looking for opinions here (I am not looking for an argument or anything), but do you think "true love" exists or just a fairytale?? I will be totally honest...I get very jealous when I see happy couples walking around because I am in the middle of a divorce. A divorce that needs to be done not just for the safety of myself but my babies, but it is still heart-breaking nevertheless because "dreams" have gone down the tubes. You won't understand unless you have experienced a divorce. So what is your opinion....

it does exist!
While married I was convinced that those "happy couples" were faking it in public. But after my divorce I found my true love. And now me & my love are one of those happy couples. :flowerforyou:

I've been divorced (twice! yay me). And I can remember a time seeing happy couples and families together and feeling sad that I was alone. But...the human spirit is incredibly strong! My kids and I got through it and we were A FAMILY .. every bit as much as children with 2 parents living at home.

And I am happy to say that I met the man of my dreams for 4 years ago (no plans for marriage lol). Love does exist...at any age!!!

Yes, but where are they hiding those good eggs...I feel like its one big Easter Egg Hunt, and I keep finding the rotten ones...

True love is the same as a fit body. As long as you work it and mantain it, then you've got it. If you stop maintaining it, you'll loose it again.

You have to love yourself first.

Oh... And this ^^^ is very true! I often think that life is a journey and everything that happens is a challenge you have to overcome before you can move up to the next 'level' of happiness... You must learn about who you are and what you want and learn to love yourself along this journey too... Self acceptance and self belief are an ongoing lesson but the more you learn, the further you go... Having a supportive, equal and loving relationship is something you have to grow to be able to accept - if your not a whole person when you go into it, then it will be much harder to deal with once your there. I know that sounds weird but I see so many relationships wherein one, or both, people are actually sabotaging this situation through their own insecurities... Dont underestimate how important you and your personal health (physical, mental and emotional) are to a successful partnership!

One of the best answers read so far...thanks !
And to the girl that started this thread, dear child you will be happy again, dont give up HOPE!

I think it does! My husband and I are high school sweethearts! Been together 19 years and married 16 of them. Life could not be any better, He is the BEST!

No in short. "Love" is merely the name we give to the ongoing mutually benefical co-existence of two people, which begins with a chemical reaction in both brains once they recognise each other as potential partners for the making and raising of children, maintaining a comfortable home existence, and providing ongoing support.

As a poster above said, you have to work at it - continuing to do things together which are mutually beneficial and "feel good" will result in the brain producing more of the chemicals which make you feel closer to one another.

Unfortunately some relationships come to an end. They ran their course, and you are no longer of use to one another. It sounds cold, but really that's what it's about. On the one hand it makes the whole idea of relationships seem pointless, but on the other it makes you realize that the pool of potential partners is actually limitless once you eliminate the idea of "true love" or the one perfect partner :flowerforyou:

Love is like a fart. If you have to force it, its probably *kitten*.....sorry lol just saw that on FB the other day and it made me laugh

I don't know that "true love" exists. I believe in love, and then if all other things go together well, and you can work to get along and maintain the love, and happiness, then yes, long-term-love exists. But there's nothing magical that says you'll be happy forever without any effort.