Have you known "Great Love"

[doadeer]

I was listening to a romantic song at the weekend and got to chatting with DH about the notion of "Great Love" - the type they write songs about, make films about (but feel free to have your own definition).... If you died today would you say you've know great love? And are you still with that person?

Yes and no. I thought I'd met my soul mate when I met exH. We were so into each other, always together, always laughing. Until he left me for someone else. It's changed me as a person. I have a new DP now and it's a very different relationship. I will never be that naively trusting person again.

Yes. One great love, still don’t know why he left me. He wanted to try again several years later but I couldn’t forgive or trust him again. The second time was a holiday romance, it only lasted a few days but we felt a connection that was so heartbreaking because we lived on opposite sides of the world and couldn’t be together. That really fucked me up for a long time, I was broken and I never loved anyone ever again.

Have been married to the love of my life for 42 yrs
This was my dream and I genuinely thought it would come true. Maybe I watched too many Disney movies as a child. I was in love twice but they both left me, and in the end I married someone I didn’t love because I wanted a baby before I was too old and someone to pay half of the mortgage. Every day I feel this deep sadness because I don’t love anyone and nobody loves me. It breaks my heart to think of my younger self, that girl who was so hopeful about finding love but she never would.

Yup, he is sound asleep on the couch next to me.
23 years married, come this September.
I was walking home from work last week, he pulled up on me, and said "Nice arse, hop in the car!", And it still made me laugh.
He remembers my favourites, but still loves to try new things with me.
He knows when to shut up and just hug me.
I'm very lucky

Yes. Feeling it now. Both of us leaving long term toxic marriages before we met each other that damaged us both. But on meeting each other.. a recognition...of home and a feeling that I would have gone through double the toxic years if it still lead me to the wonderful man im with now. He is my Person that I've always dreamt about and everyone around us can see it.

Yes, I think so. We both have manic jobs and we have two smallish kids so life isn’t easy. I just asked him if I am his Great Love and he said yes… he did then give me a list of all the worst things I have done in the last ten years! But I pointed out to him that I must be his Great Love if he’s put up with all of that!

Yes. I absolutely loved and adored my DH.
Unfortunately I don’t feel that way any more, he irritates me, and if we weren’t married we wouldn’t be living together now.