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Does love like this only exist in movies?


I'm quite cynical, admittedly. However, I want to know if anyone here has a "love story" like this of their own (when most marriages are boy meets girl, they date, then get married.) Nothing exciting. No great loving gestures. No movie stories. In my opinion, marriage is more of a mutual financial agreement than magic and fireworks like Love Actually tries to perpetuate.

So, my question is: should I be waiting for these kind of fireworks, or is love actually not at all like a movie?

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This movie showed love in all of its forms. I quite like the many works that Richard Curtis has been involved with (except for Mr. Bean) so this movie really appeals to me because of the varied stories.

Since you originally wrote in 2013, I hope that you have found someone with whom you are comfortable sharing your life (or at least part of your life) with.

My love story: I met my present husband in 1983 when I was 38 and he was 27. I had already been married and divorced and dated a lot afterwards. He was shy, had never been married, and rarely dated. We met through a mutual friend. We had many shared interests and the same sense of humor. That continues to be the most important thing which holds us together.

It was big passion fireworks at first ~~ we described ourselves as "crazed weasels." Two years later I developed cancer, and he stayed with me. We married after my hair grew back from chemo. Only years later did I find out from my surgeon that my prognosis was so bad that I wasn't expected to live. But I fooled them ~~ I just kept living!

And now I am 71 and he is 60, and we are still together. I was cancer-free after my first bout in 1985 ~~ and just was diagnosed again last year. I am nearly through with chemo now and my prognosis this time is excellent! There is no doubt that I have continued living and enjoying life because I discovered a wonderful person to be with ~~ someone who has loved and supported me endlessly, and someone who I love and respect beyond all others.

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Every love story is different, but ours was like a movie. I knew on the first date it was meant to be. I. Just. Knew. Fireworks and everything. The funny thing is, so did he. Twenty-seven years later, he's absolutely my best friend, and we still get a thrill being together. There's no swell of music when we kiss, and day to day living sometimes becomes a grind, but like Pooh says, “If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” I hope you find someone who makes you laugh and who can be your best friend. That's what makes the magic.

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vcanfield-919-136799, that is a very sweet story! You are very, very lucky and I am sure both of you also work at your relationship. However, I think the quote is "If you live to be one-hundred, I want to live to be one-hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you." ;)

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LOL. I knew I should have googled that quote! I guess I should change that to "paraphrasing Pooh". Thanks!

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LOL that's what I did. I read your comment and got really confused. I had never heard it before, it is soooo sweet. :)

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Well, I edited it. Pooh had many wise words and he must be quoted accurately. Look up Pooh quotes, they are really deep. My absolute favorite is:

“If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always be with you.”

Oh, the feels.

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Love it!!!

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