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whyAmIEvenAlive
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True love doesn't exist, its an illusion, relationships were more "loving and stable" in the past because their were restrictions in place to coerce/force human behavior towards more "moral" paths, monogamy is not natural, but it is beneficial to a collective society (natural does not always equal good/beneficial)
True love never existed, why do you think phrases like "love at first sight" exist, human language is a good way to peer into the cultural norms and values of humans, the phrase contradicts itself, yet everyone accepts it as it is, this is a great example of cognitive dissonance, because love is alledgedly this deep meaningful bond formed from getting to know someone, but that obviously cannot happen "at first sight", its actually "lust at first sight", that's all love has ever been, "lust", with a bit of brain chemistry tricks utilized by our brain to make us think its "something more" as a means to push us to reproduce, were all pretty much slaves to our biology, especially those of us who lack introspection.
I personally believe love is (or rather should be) born out of truly knowing someone and accepting them for who they are. Kind of like the way a parent often unconditionally loves their child, or they way good friends can love each other.
Love is a rather overused term, often to arbitrarily encompass the feelings of lust/excitement people feel when they first form a connection, or even worse, an emotional manifestation of ones own desire to escape loneliness (re: Having a Oneitus).