It's Official

[glory_jean]

Okay shippers and believers in the OTP: it's official. We have real true science and everything. ;)

Scientists: True love can last a lifetime

Comments

[dameruth.livejournal.com]

Oh, I totally believe that. :) Where I run into problems, though is when people talk about one's Only True Soul Mate -- that I don't buy. I think everyone has at least a small pool of potential True Love candidates out there in the world (at least those folks who are oriented in a True Love direction -- I also believe there are folks who just aren't wired for that with *any*body).

For whatever random worth that observation has.

[glory_jean]

Oh, I find that there's one person out there meant for you business annoying too. That sets people up for failure. The smallest little conflict and it's oh, I guess you're not "the one." I'm sure you there's any number of people you can find happiness with, if you're willing to work at it. I think you need to start with basic compatibility and go from there.

The assumption that you'll find one person to be with and it'll flowers and rainbows all the time is probably responsible for more than it's share of break-ups.

[dameruth.livejournal.com]

Word. Admittedly the flowers and rainbows are there, but they're usually interspersed with periods of wanting to strangle the other individual for one reason or another. That's normal. That's the way family works. You know you've got "the one" (or "a one," anyway) is when the good stuff seriously outweighs the irritating/difficult stuff. :)