you're not an idiot.
yeah for sure a year ago i believed in it. Or at least more so than now. However, i don't now. I totally agree that people think they are in love or something. But love is not some special state that exists above "liking" someone. Everyone i know who is in love has convinced themselves that they are, and most of them are sad. Our concept of love was made up a few hundred years ago. It hasn't always been like it is today. It doesn't exist because it is a big circle. How do you know you are in love with someone? Because you fell a certain way in response to him/her. But the media and society in general perpetuates the modern concept of romantic love so really you're just buying in like a mcdonalds commercial. Not that it is bad. I think everyone should experience it at least once. After that, you can make up your own mind. It is the most hilarious thing to see flirting couples all posturing to be cool and the fucking second they say the L word it all changes and they start to have less fun and more problems. Love is a really great ideal to have, but it just isn't gonna happen. If you really looked at couples up close you can see that a lot of times the only thing holding them together is just fear of being alone and that they both still fervently believe they are in love.