• Question: do you believe in true love?

    Asked by anon-203825 to Alexandra, Dawn, Jane, Matthew, Tirso, Vassilis on 4 Mar 2019.
    • Photo: Alexandra Quigley

      Alexandra Quigley answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      Not really. I think that love is complicated, and no love is ‘perfect’. Love is a compromise. Love takes effort, and the idea of ‘true love’ that we see in films doesn’t quite match the reality of life.

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      Matthew Longo answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      I agree with Alex. Love and relationships require hard work, investment, commitment, and compromise. I think the idea of true love can result in an unhealthy expectation that relationships ought to be easy, which is a sure recipe for disappointment.

    • Photo: Dawn Rose

      Dawn Rose answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      I agree with these too – the ‘true love’ we see in films and portrayed in the media is not like reality. But I do actually truly love some people so I can’t say I don’t believe in true love either!

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      Vassilis Sideropoulos answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      I do believe in the concept of love, which is unconditional positive feelings towards someone or something. However, you should not forget that it’s not like the Hollywood movies and it’s not always healthy!

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      Tirso Gonzalez Alam answered on 5 Mar 2019:

      I agree with all the very smart answers above me. I’d say it pretty much depends on what your definition of ‘true love’ is, but if you’re willing to put in the work, care and understanding it takes to truly connect with someone else, I’m pretty sure you can make it happen 🙂

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      Jane Aspell answered on 6 Mar 2019:

      I suppose it depends what you mean. One can certainly truly love someone, but sometimes, sadly, that isn’t always enough for a relationship to last forever. And when you have kids you experience a love that seems (to me) to be different to anything else 🙂

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