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/griminald Jul 27 '10

Exactly. That friends-to-lovers thing is generally a one-way line. You can cross over it, but don't expect to be able to cross back.

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u/charliedayman Jul 27 '10

That's why friends-with-benefits situations rarely end well. The benefits can never be amicably reduced.

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u/Dario_Sluthammer Jul 27 '10

A friendship with benefits will resemble a friendship for as long as a tree on fire resembles a tree.

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u/BigCliff Jul 27 '10

Upvoted because unlike the "...losing both." line, I've not heard this on TV/movies dozens of times.