I observe that there is a belief common to most in the world that I know (an admittedly small scope) that there is this thing called True Love, that one day you will find the perfect person to be with. While it is not my wish to be cynical of such a poetic dream, I believe that this is misguided.
The concept of true love appears to me to spring from the same place as horoscopes. While they might sound true on the surface (especially to the relationally and spiritually hungry, respectively), virtually any in-depth analysis reveals an illogical and unfounded core.
Consider true love from the theistic view point. Without going into the varying details, it is common among the major theistic worldviews that how things are today is not how things are intended to be, that there has been a departure from normativity, and that as a result of this, every component of life has been twisted and wounded. Yet the longing is still there. Supposing that the view of love today is a social construction, even it has its origins in some deep longing of the heart. Perhaps this longing for and expecting perfect love is a remnant of normativity that has endured. If there was a plan for individuals to find their ideal counter-part, it has long been altered. Perhaps ideal and complete human couples could operate together in perfect harmony, but that state is gone. We are been changed. The word 'denatured' comes to mind, referring to changes in proteins due to non-ideal variations in temperature and pH. Even the slightest changes in structure keep the protein from performing its function. That is not to say that there are no plans for peoples' lives together now, but that we are twisted creatures with twisted hearts living in a twisted world.
In the strictly naturalistic mindset, the notion of true love should not even enter into serious thinking.
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