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Does 'the one' actually exist?

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Eesha · 09/03/2026 20:05

Just thinking about this. I never used to think it did but when I was with a previous partner, I fell head over heels. It was so much more than anything I felt before. But it didn't work out, so is there another 'one' out there? Or is there just one.

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Beachlover1993 · 17/08/2026 20:30

Aparecium · 09/03/2026 22:51

‘The one’ does exist, but he or she is not the one you feel passionately in love with, and the passion lasts for a lifetime of harmonious mutual adoration. That’s the Disney daydream.

’The one’ is the person who is equally committed to partnership with you where you both value each other, you both care for and support each other, you are both willing and able to compromise to achieve something that works for both of you. It takes work and commitment - from both of you - to be ‘the one’.

So true

Mysticguru · 17/08/2026 21:28

The consensus seems to be that there isn't the "one" but who is the "one"you spend your whole life with? From beginning to end. Perhaps that's the "one" and perhaps that's the one that deserves your love.

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