As children, we read fairy tales about love triumphing over all. As adults, we see movies along the same lines. We are told stories about soulmates, and assured that the right person for us is out there somewhere, we just have to find them.

Somewhere in the back of our minds, we know it isn't so. We know love fails, and people die alone all the time. But there is something deep inside of us, whispering to us to ignore all of the evidence against love. To keep hoping and believing we will find that one person who completes us.

We find ourselves perpetually disappointed, yet still pushing forward in the hopes of falling in love. Or holding on to a love we have already.

But how do you know when you've found that one person that you're 'meant' to be with? Are we so brainwashed by fairy tales and fluffy stories that we have lost the ability to see clearly?

Of all the people I have met over the years, I can loosely split them into two catagories.

Those who are in love with the idea of love, and hold on to it no matter what, and those who have such high expectations of love that they discard relationships at the first sign of trouble.

This begs the question, How do you tell the difference between the one you love, and "The One"?