Growing up as a female, I was drawn to support love stories through; movies, soap operas, and books. As I grew older and wiser, more concerns began to develop about the meaning of love, I had created my own definition and perception on it based on what I have been taught through media, school, culture, and family. My viewpoint on love is; being in a long-term relationship, with someone who knows my innermost secrets, who I can feel totally comfortable with, and confide in. Someone who will always be there for me. This is what I was taught from when I was a little girl: That one day, I would meet a nice man, and get to know him. Eventually we would marry, and have children, and raise a family together. This was the expectations of my culture. These cultural …show more content…
I would like to believe in this sort of life long, monogamous commitment, and because I would like to believe in it, I do. These feelings of love are both mine, and they serve my society. I have many friends who have been dating, in and out of casual relationships. They are often left with a sort of empty experience, and sometimes they tell me that they feel that guys try to use them. They feel that guys are interested in sex, first and foremost. Often the relationship ends after a few months. My friends feel they have given up too much, and received too little in return. They often do not keep in touch with these men, so the relationship proceeds in a downward slope, from quite close and intense, falling to what is basically nothing. This is the type of situation I would like to avoid in my own life. I would like to meet a partner, and start as friends first. We can slowly get to know each other, and share each other’s life and interests. In time, we