Falling Out of Love

"Do people really fall out of love?"

I had this question in my mind for quite some time and I just found a draft in my posts with the same title as this, dated March 4, 2015.  And even though 8 months have passed I can't seem to get the answer. So out of curiosity I asked some of my friends what they thought and here is what I got;

Marco: No. It's just what you feel at first. But when you think of that person you'll miss him/her and then you'll realize that there is love left, even just a little.

Mark: A big no. Because love will never fade away. Patience does, but love does not. Some stop their relationships because they are tired. Tired but the love is still there.

Katreena: No cause it only fades. Even if that person says that he fell out of love, he can't deny the fact that he still cares, an act of love. For me, love is love. There's no falling in or out.

Eeza: It depends on the situation. If that person doesn't treat you right and does not see your worth then it is most likely that you will fall out of love for that person. Second is that, if someone gives you every single ounce of love he has but you are the one reluctant because you feel like you are falling out of love, well, you never really loved that person/in the first place. It was the thought of being in a relationship that you fell in love with.

The thing is, the four of them had different relationship status. The first one was happily in a relationship. The second one recently broke up with her ex. The third one never had a boyfriend since birth. And the fourth one was still moving on, although they were not official,  from someone she met in summer. 

So I would take the answer to be "depends on the person". Why? Because the answer to that question may vary from the experiences and perspective that person has. Some of us already went through heartbreaks while others have not. Some had bad breakups while other breakups went smoothly. It is a matter of this and that. No answer is wrong, I know that now. We all have different opinions and feelings. 

And if you ask me if people do fall out of love, my answer would be NO. Love does not go away even though we stop showing it. We may still be feeling it in our hearts, even just a little, and God knows how you still think and care for that person. That even though you are in a new relationship, some things still reminded you of him. That sometimes a question of what could have been pops in your mind. No, we do not fall out of love. We just realized something was missing that neither of you can give to each other.