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What makes people fall out of love 馃巿 ?

DomMan6756-60, M
This will be a long answer so bare with me.

I think our childhoods don't help us. We read or get read fairytales and we believe that is the goal. Then we get a bit of life experience and hopefully some exposure to statistics and realize how random and unpredictable that "soulmate" outcome actually is.

Do soulmates exist? Yes. Do we have any real chance of knowing who our soulmate is in advance? No.

Now there will be some that say "Oh I knew it the moment I saw him or her." Well so did about 999,999 for every 1 of you and it didn't work out that way for them.

The reality is that in order for us to find that soulmate we have to find someone that grows / matures at the same speed and in the same ways we do. Otherwise we run into incompatibles that tend to get larger as time passes.

Those incompatibles over time are what lead to us to falling out of love. 10-15 years after being with someone you truly believed was "the one", you can find you don't even know the person anymore. Yes communication is important but communication won't solve incompatibilities.

Of course communication is supposed to lead to compromise but in reality compromise often means someone had to give up what they wanted for the other person to be happy. Consequently over time communication often leads to topics you know that further discussion will lead to an argument so they must be avoided.

Ultimately we need someone that walks the same path we do and that is not knowable at the time we take the plunge.
Muldoon56-60, M
@DomMan67 you're right. It starts with the fairy tales we read when young. Optimism is healthy but balance is too.
Reject26-30, M
When they鈥檙e not the person you fell in love with.
GunFingerF
Attitude of the other, lack of communication and trust.
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SW-User
When the delusions fall
MagentaF
@SW-User Pretty much, and illusions.
ProfessorPlum7770-79, MVIP
[c=800000]Great question!
If there are TRULY in love, CAN they fall out of love? [/c]
ProfessorPlum7770-79, MVIP
@SabinaV Great minds ....馃
ProfessorPlum7770-79, MVIP
@Spoiledbrat It can, yes.
PhoenixPhailM
@ProfessorPlum77 Much less likely, but yes, it happens. And if they really have TRUE love for each other, that will continue forever, even if they're not together.
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SW-User
@mad205039 This right on. And there is a reason for the quote "familiarity breeds contempt"
Lack of understanding....

Disrespecting each other...

Constant disappointment..
@TexChik

Exactly... not even once...
TexChikF
@Soossie nope, its one and done with that poison
@TexChik

I agree 100%
Eddiesolds61-69, M
One trying to control the other.
GunFingerF
@Eddiesolds true.
SabinaV22-25, F
@GunFinger Perhaps
Eddiesolds61-69, M
@GunFinger That was my ex. What a mess
SW-User
Lack of communication and you don't feel important/respected/loved by your partner.
When the bills start coming in...
SpoiledbratF
When it gets real. @Experienced33
TexChikF
Complacency, inadequate planning and soul searching before getting married, and lack of communication
Paul6256-60
Sex when just don't turn each other on again sometimes you need jump start from someone else
SW-User
Oftentimes being taken for granted. Or things grow stale. The excitement wears off.
wunderluv51-55, M
There are many reasons, but boredom and betrayal are high on the list
Torn60M
Lack of communication, interest and mutual respect.
Tukudo41-45, M
Taking the other person for granted!
KiwiDan31-35, M
Sometimes people just lose interest.
ImRileyTheDog22-25, F
No communication

Boredom

Change in some cases
Keepitsimple51-55, F
We grow up. We change and our life goals change. I think you have to be with a person who has ambition, a sense of humor and is adventurous. Doing the same old, expecting the same old and not growing together causes people to feel like they are stifled and life gets mundane.
LostpoetM
Too much communication
SW-User
@Lostpoet thats not true
SW-User
I'll ask my ex-wife.
SabinaV22-25, F
@SW-User Sure
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SW-User
Betrayal for one.
SW-User
boredom
FatherTime61-69, M
it starts with sexual craving of each other and then it starts with the want of just being close to one another but don't let that want fool you. it dies very easily and fast.
Zeusdelight61-69, M
Love is a decision. It is a commitment and sometimes in the driest most barren parts of a relationship it is only that decision that allows it to continue in its growth.
antonioio70-79, M
Lots of reasons
Different personalitys
Different goals
Not giving each other time together
When their expectations don鈥檛 match with reality
PfuzylogicM
Broken promises
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