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Originally Posted by Chip Midnight  Personally I think one of the biggest problems with relationships in this culture is that romance novels and movies are a poison that portray and create completely unrealistic expectations and ideas about what a good relationship is supposed to be... to the point where if things don't just automatically work and people don't have psychic powers and relationships require work and genuine (sometimes difficult) communication, then people think there's something wrong with their relationship. Those that don't operate based on that unrealistic fantasy tend to be viewed about as favorably as a homeless man sitting on the sidewalk with a "will work for love" sign hanging around their neck. |
Yes.
I'd love to have the emotional, social and financial benefits of a permanent partnership. But the cultural baggage is insane. Many people are idealists of some type or another and will think you've rejected them if you don't follow their ideals. And immature people seem to be more in love with their idealized mate, then they are with each other.