the fallacy of love, according to popular media

seriously, fuck song lyrics and movies.

this song isn't even bubble-gum-pop-saccharine, and it contains this lyric:

I want you by my side
So that I never feel alone again

(Stolen Dance, by Milky Chance)

No no no. another person doesn't magically solve all of your problems.  they don't take away all negative feelings and aspects from your life. they aren't mind readers, who figure out what you want before you do. there are no Knights in White Shining Amror who save you from your misery. be your own fucking Knight.

examine your life. what can you do to make it better -- yourself? stop waiting for someone to come along and rescue to. that's not going to happen. you're just setting yourself up for disappointment when someone good -- but not perfect, nor with magical powers -- does come along, and doesn't live up to your media-fueled fantasies.