The marriage itself maybe, but the act of "to find the one" is probably a relatively recent phenomenons, anthropologically speaking. In many cases people didn't use to have a choice in the matter.

Well, anthropologically speaking, your mate was sort of a result of your "fitness" within the social group, alpha-male/alpha-female type situation. Then we get into tribal social structures and the picture changes slightly, it could've been anywhere from predetermined, arranged marriage or it could've been closer to the "dominance" idea.

So essentially you don't believe in 'love'?

No wonder you're so lonely, Duo. :(

Come over, I'll give you some loving.

Duo's right. The same feeling of 'love' you have for a person isn't going to last forever. Personally I think love is a strong feeling of attachment that comes when you and your partner's fates are irreversably intertwined. I don't mean that in some sort of stupid, romantic way; I mean when your boyfriend decides to do something really stupid like quit school even though he has no internal drive to learn on his own and get a job on his own skills and merits, and you're the only one dissuading him, that's love.

or being a sap. Whatevs.

But Duo's right, you're not going to have the same feelings for your partner for the rest of your lives, even if you love him or her throughout.

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i always believe when you truely love someone the fire never burns out or grows more dimmly. love is like a grease fire, its hard to put out and you get burn baby.