Some say love...

In the Backstreet Boys' song, "PDA", they describe crazy, intense, passionate love where they can't keep their hands off of each other even in public, which is similar to many songs nowadays. In Justin Bieber's song, "As Long As You Love Me," he describes always being there for a girl, regardless of how much money they have, or where they are in the world. Everything will be alright as long as they love each other. Realistically, this is far-fetched and not very likely. People may love each other and still get a divorce because they have too many differences and past issues prevent them from being able to sustain their relationship. In her song "Our Song", Taylor Swift describes a casual, comfortable relationship that is common among teens. This love described is more realistic, and less passionate and erotic. In the song, "Be Your Everything," Boys Like Girls describe a life where the boy will be everything to the girl, "shelter, storm, forever and a fling." In order to have a true, lasting relationship, a couple needs to have more than one person as their all, because that can lead to immense disappointment and depression. In her song, "One and Only" Adele asks a boy to let her be his "one and only," "to give her the chance to walk the mile with him." To be someone's "one and only" is a lot of pressure and severely limiting. In my own idea of a relationship, I hope to find someone who can be my best friend, who can not only connect with me, but also hold a special place in the world that is my friends and family. I have always cherished the idea of having a soul mate, but not in the same erotic, passionate way. I believe there is someone out there for me, but he fits into every aspect of my world, including my romantic life. I hope to be able to exist as an individual outside of the relationship. I agree with the article in that I don't expect to depend on one person to give me eternal happiness, rather, I hope that he acts as one of many means that grant me fulfillment and content.