Exploring the Essence and Misconceptions of True Love

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True love or love in general is essential for human life. Since birth, babies are loved and nurtured by their mothers and fathers; completely vulnerable to the world, yet protected by the very people who created them. A parent's bond and love with their child is nothing that can be described unless you have a child of your own. I will only know the true magnitude of this kind of compassion and devotion to someone when I have a child of my own. Romance has always been apart of human culture; From Ancient Roman plays to Shakespeare to today with Nicholas Sparks’ the Notebook and other popular books he has wrote; But today with so much media with books and music and movies many people find themselves unsure of what true love actually is, and what it means to devote yourself to someone for a long term relationship instead of “dating” someone for 3 weeks and breaking up because the other person spilt chilli all over your favorite christmas sweater. …show more content…

Movies and television influence Americans’ and people all around the world by altering their views on current events, and what people think is the norm, especially when it comes to love. This raises the question; are people growing up in this generation forming true meaningful relationships or just superficial “acquaintances”? With the rapid decline of marriage in the United States it seems inevitable that true love is declining as well; or it is possible that love is simply evolving to something

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