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I have no concept of relationship permanence

I used to have it, way back in my naive days.

Relationship after relationship, it slowly eroded away.

When i married my husband, I knew then that the marriage was not going to be forever. I knew there would be an end. I didn't know how or when, only that it would come.

The next longest relationship, I said almost before it started, "This isn't forever." It lasted 7 years then ended.

I watch romance movies where the couples say each other is their's. The assurity in which they proclaim is it thick with confidence. There is no question who their person is.

I have never had this feeling with anyone in my life. At least, not for a very long while. 38 years at least, when i was deep in love with my first boyfriend. Since then, I have never felt that way about another.

I always have wanted to have a relationship that I feel that deepest connection to be able to say without any doubt that person was mine. My person. I want to know what that feels like. To never wonder when the end is coming, knowing that it isn't.
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I don't subscribe to the concept that love has to be the same for all people. Society already accepts that sexuality isn't binary; straight vs gay. Even love is somewhat accepted that there's not a single form of it. Many recognize there could be devotion to a single person or there could be a polyamorous relationship.
Film and other media and culture has solidified the concept of what should look like. From my point of view that has caused stress in many people when their form of love doesn't match what they thought it should be.