I believe that love is a side quest and too often there is an emphasis on finding a particular love of your life before the end of your life. I can understand why this is a common belief, especially for those who so greatly desire having a family of their own, but too often I hear close friends worry about whether or not anyone will ever love them. I’m not complaining about listening to the worries of my friends, but I feel as though that should not be a main concern for the time being. Although with every movie and young adult fiction novel including some form of great romance, I can see how it would be difficult to not think about it. Not one book or movie for teens comes to mind where the protagonist does not have a love interest. Every piece of fiction that I have consumed where teens are the main audience, a love story is involved. I understand. Everyone loves a love story. I especially love love stories, but what does this say about teenagers today? I believe this quote contributes to the idea that if you do not have a great romance going on in your life then you need to find one, or spend your entire life waiting for one.
I also feel as though making love the goal puts too much pressure on finding someone. It makes people worried that they won’t find someone later on. It sets up a particular time frame for how long you should take to find your person, when you should get married, when you should have children. There’s just too much pressure in life to be in love. I see it in movies, books, magazines, the news, holidays. Being in love, I assume, is wonderful, but treating it as a goal rather than the gift that it is may be destructive and disappointing. I always imagine that two people who are meant to be together will find each other in the right place at the right time, and maybe that’s a little naive. I think I’m allowed to be a little naive considering my experiences so far. I think making love out to be the goal complicates things. Life should be simple, and I think to live is a good enough goal as any