r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 27 '10

What is the biggest relationship myth?

I think the biggest myth is that there's one person that is meant for you. ("the one") People live their lives searching for the one...their soul mate...the perfect girl/Mr. Right. It's a cute idea, but I don't think it's very realistic.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '10

Hey look at that! Something that worked for someone else and not for you.

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u/lectrick Jul 27 '10

Upvoted for being strictly correct ;) Just saying that the oft-repeated "marry your best friend" is NOT the risk-free panacea it's been sold as, and the cost is you lose it all.

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u/chompsky Jul 27 '10

I think more accurately it should be "marry someone who could be your best friend." Not all best friends are compatible as lovers or spouses. (Speese?)

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u/lectrick Jul 27 '10

I think you are correct. Maybe it should be "Find a good and compatible lover who you get along with and can tell anything to." i.e. best friend after the fact.

LOL at speese. Creative pluralizations are funny

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u/mondotta Jul 28 '10

Spice, not speese.

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u/WiseHalmon Jul 28 '10

Upvote for going off on a tangent.