OVER-RATED : LOVE

This is my own view on this topic, you are however welcome on board to share your opinions with me on whether or not there is any such thing called "TRUE LOVE".

Here it goes!!!!!!

This thingy called " LOVE", I believe it is overrated. People are now in love for the fear of being lonely. I have experienced this first hand. Let me share with you my basis for making such a huge conclusion.

During my university days, there was this guy I loved so much(I never knew the love only existed in my head).At that particular time,He was going through some challenges, i was there to support him and lift up his spirit(me being the good girl that i am). Eventually, he scaled through those hurdles. Although he claimed he loved me through out this period till my service year when i popped the question:'where are we in this relationship?' So it wouldn't be as if i am wasting my time. He then gave me the shocker of my life and and answered: 'we are nowhere'.

I later got a message from him in which he explained himself and said so many hurtful things such as : we were two lonely adults desperately in need for companionship, that the so-called relationship was never defined, that i was not his type(you know where this leads to), that he would only accept me if i trim down etc.

Mind you, i am only trying to express this in a subtle manner.

i was heart-broken and shattered, my self-esteem was drained(it completely took to its heels and ran away). After which i decided to be non-challant towards 'LOVE', if it comes, fine, if it doesn't, good.

Then i concluded that,

love is overrated, it does not last forever,even in marriage,you need more than love to live through each day, the tv-kind of love does not exist, love is something people think they have until it is no longer convenient for them, love is just a fantasy like being in the dreamland.

Consequently, i decided to channel my energy and emotions to something more productive, like finding happiness in God, my career, my family and friends, my academics etc till the TRUE LOVE thing happens for real(if it exists).

Although i have been encouraged by my mum, mentors, and some books by great authors that when "true love knocks my door, i will definitely recognise it and be overwhelmed by it."

Now i am in a relationship that seems great but you know, 'once bitten......forever shy', i don't want history to repeat itself. I'm trying my best though.

this is me soliloquizing on steemit and this is my love experience. Now the question is:DO YOU THINK LOVE IS OVERRATED?