When I was younger, I used to believe in love at first sight. I would daydream about meeting my Prince Charming and instantly knowing that he was the one for me. As I got older, I realized that these fairy tales were just that; tales. I came to the conclusion that love at first sight wasn’t real and that it was nothing more than infatuation.
I was proven wrong one fateful day. I was out with my girlfriends, browsing the shops, when I saw him. He was tall, dark, and handsome – everything I’d ever wanted in a man. I couldn’t take my eyes off him and, before I knew it, I was walking towards him. We bumped into each other and, when our eyes met, I knew that I was going to fall in love with him.
We started dating shortly after that and, as the months went by, I fell deeper and deeper in love with him. He was everything I’d ever wanted in a partner and more. I was head-over-heels in love with him and I knew that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him.
One day, out of the blue, he ended things with me. He said that he didn’t love me anymore and that he’d met someone else. I was heartbroken. I couldn’t understand how he could have fallen out of love with me so quickly.
A few weeks later, I found out that he’d been cheating on me with his ex-girlfriend. I was devastated. I’d been so blinded by love that I’d failed to see that he was a cheat and a liar.
I’ve since come to realize that love at first sight is real. I experienced it firsthand. But, I’ve also learned that it doesn’t always last. Sometimes, even the deepest of loves can fizzle out.
