What do you think of this study?
A study found that before finding the man of her dreams, the average woman will experience four disaster dates and two heartbreaks.
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Faust76 · 46-50, M
Reminds me of the quite annoying story that was making rounds last year about how we supposedly only fall in love with three people in our lifetimes. It's impossible for me to follow that sort of thinking, you should then just break up with the first two loves of your life and settle for the third. And people play fast and loose with love already as it is; broke up? Don't worry, it wasn't "real love".
For the majority of people it gives an excuse not to treat the relationship they're currently in seriously, as the next one is their destined one (And yes I know, conversely many people stay in a relationship far beyond its best before date). What I am getting it as more like the study seems to be asking people to define "disaster date" and "heartbreak" more so than count them, and perhaps the myth of the third love contributes to most people being on their "third real love". But the answer is always different when you ask retrospectively.
For the majority of people it gives an excuse not to treat the relationship they're currently in seriously, as the next one is their destined one (And yes I know, conversely many people stay in a relationship far beyond its best before date). What I am getting it as more like the study seems to be asking people to define "disaster date" and "heartbreak" more so than count them, and perhaps the myth of the third love contributes to most people being on their "third real love". But the answer is always different when you ask retrospectively.
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@Faust76 Your answer made me laugh. You know, I agree with all of that.