"Relationships Are Auditions To See If Someone Can Be Your Life Partner"

Yes and no. I think the vast majority of people hit a point where they agree with this. After a certain point I think we all ask ourselves "what's the point?" And "what do we want?" And most people want one life partner. I did.
I have met some people who just want a companion and will break up with someone after so many years because they're bored. I can't fathom doing that.

I mean... I guess technically speaking it is? Aha but at the same time... It's weird to think of it like that. I suppose when you're dating you're trying to find your match. But saying it as audition sounds not quite right.

View Quoted Comment I also would say yes and no.

View Quoted Comment Do you have a better quote to describe it?

Sounds like the definition of dating to me!

For me it was true. I always wanted a life partner not hop around from person to person. Even in my late teens I was like that. Very picky about who I dated. My FW was NOT supposed to be "the one". She was the first person I dated after I had my heart broken by someone else. I was only looking to casually date someone at the time (even though the previous relationship had ended 18 months before). But she was hooked on me and I eventually came around. Here we are still going 13 years later.

For me personally, this wasn't true. I had no intention of marrying FH when we first started dating. In fact, I didn't want to get married at all! It was more for fun than anything. Of course, as I got to know him better, I realized I wouldn't mind spending the rest of our lives together

View Quoted Comment I think it's a very interesting analogy.

View Quoted Comment Wow, that's so interesting.

View Quoted Comment That's a beautiful love story.