Is it real?

I'm sitting here watching Letters to Juliet and suddenly it hits me, "Does true love really exist?"
I always hoped that it might but is it a figment of an over active imagination or a legend that's been past down through the ages to give people hope?

If you see it portrayed in the movies or in books it's always means going to the ends the earth to be with that someone that is perfect for them. So far I can't even find someone willing to go to the end of the street for me. Some people spend their whole lives searching for The One, others are willing to settle for something that's not quiet love, more of an affection or a willingness to put up with anything not to grow old alone.

Is love only hormones or is it something deeper, a connection with a soul mate maybe?I know Romeo and Juliet didn't end on a happy note or did Cleopatra and Marc Antony but still they all ended up together in the end.

Sacrifices have been made for love throughout history Prince Edward gave up the throne to be with Wallis Simpson and the game designer Brian Wood  gave his life to save his wife and unborn child.
Love truly seems to have no barriers, it is something that has united the human race throughout the ages.

Even Scarlett O'Hara never gave up hoping Rhett may love her again after her fickle nature drove him to the point of no return.Sometimes we don't realize what we have until it's gone.
I am always driven to believe in love when I watch or read Nicholas Spark's The Notebook where Noah sits and reads to his elderly wife who suffers from Alzheimer's , the faded notebook he reads from is the story of their lives together. Noah reads to Allie everyday although she does not know him anymore until she has a good day and remembers him before retreating back into herself. This for me is an undying love.


I know it is said for everyone there is a someone but what happens if we don't find our other half do we settle for less or die looking. All the broken hearts of today make we wonder if technology is making it harder not easier to find The One.

It seems to be a never ending search that human beings are compelled to go on what happens if we thing we have found our someone but then meet The One , the one we know that was always meant to be.What do we do?