#idealogical

So today my teacher asked, "Is true love real?" I was the only female who didn't agree and was deemed too cynical and my guy friends felt that it would make me feel better to call me one of the guys. I'm not cynical. And I'm not a guy. I'm only saying that true love is a myth. It's an ideology that was developed by Disney and authors. It's a wonderful concept, but it's not real. I can love. I believe in love. I love my cat. I love my mom. I love Harley Quinn. I love my best friend. I love soda. I'm in love with my boyfriend. But I don't believe in society's 'true love'. Love is undefinable. So true love would be equivalent to perfect love. Something undefinable cannot be perfected. By anyone. Therefore, in my opinion it cannot exist. But, following society's definition- true love is one's soul mate, a love that is flawless and pure. Perfect love doesn't exist. Love is flawed. There is pain. Lies. Cheating. Abuse. Anger. Sadness. None of that is perfect. It's love, but it's not flawless. It's not perfect nor true. I believe in love. I don't believe in the idealistic concept of true love. I also don't believe in one true love, as any number of people can come and go in one's life. You can love, you can even fall in love, but that doesn't make you soul mates. Yes. People can stay together for the span of their entire lives, they can remain in love during that time, but that is not true love. It is rare and beautiful, but it is just love. It isn't perfect. Anyone that believes in the fairy tale concept is ignorant. Not stupid or dumb, ignorant. As in: living in a ideological dream world of clouds and happiness. I even admit to envying that. They do say ignorance is bliss. But it isn't for me. Therefore, I'm not a cynic. I'm a realist.