PLEASE TELL ME.

Am I the one who is naive? Am I living in a fantasy world?

Ask anyone, and they will say "relationships are hard work." "you grow to love one another." "eventually the passion is gone and it's just a comfortable situation." "grief is the price we pay for love" "love hurts."

Is it true? Is the idea of a lasting romance.. silly? Am I destined to be alone because I don't feel the need to date around to "try to find someone i click with?"
"Maybe if you date him, you will learn to love him."

NOPE.

... i won't. And I don't ever want to settle.

My grandparents were in love the entire time they were alive, and even after my grandma died, my grandpa's love NEVER faltered. I can't tell you the number of times I watched him sit next to her grave, pat the ground, and say "Hello, my love. How is your day? I miss you, sweetie." He ALWAYS had tears in his eyes, but the biggest, most genuine smile on his face because that was when he felt closest to his ONE. TRUE. LOVE. And I KNOW they are together now, holding hands, dancing to Frank Sinatra, each one telling the other how much they love them, still.

It's not "old school." It's not something that's only in the past. OUR GENERATION IS NOT AN EXCUSE.

There are people who will not cheat, who will not abuse you in any way, who will love you with all of your flaws and not try to change them. Who will make you smile more than they make you frown, and who will not MAKE you cry, but instead hold you until you smile when you're upset.

Your pain is their pain, your joy... theirs.

Of course you will disagree. But everyday should NOT be work. Relationships should NOT be that hard.

You should be treated the same whether your partner is drunk or sober, happy or sad, angry or depressed. Love does not mean you are a welcome mat. Love does not mean you pick and pick and pick at someone. Love is not forced, and the words should not be pressured out of someone.

It exists, I know it does.
Until then, I don't know about me.