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Would you rather grow old with someone you "settled" for, or be alone when you are older because you didn't find true love?
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Grow old with my husband. Even relationship has ups and downs buttheinfact that you have been togther for so long and seen each other grow together means there is something special that still sparkles
True love is perfect. I know that nothing is perfect in this world and that relationships really are hard work. Therefore I will grow old with the man I'm engaged to right now. If you call that settling, then sure.
Alone, for sure. It's worth waiting for the right one!
Settled as true love is a fantasy, relationships are hard work.
Alone
I would choose to be alone over "settling" for someone. I do not believe in the fictional kind of true love, but I do believe that one should be happy with their partner, and not have the feeling that the "settled" for something less.
I don't believe in 'true love'. A relationship is made of blood, sweat, and tears. You can get out as much as you put in.
I would rather settle and find out I guessed right. I'm not the type to be alone. Luckily I didn't have to just settle.
i'd rather settle - can't be that bad.
I would be alone. When someone "settles" for another person, they're not only lying to themselves, but preventing the other person from finding their true self. This above all: to thine own self be true,
and thou canst not then be false to anyone.
and thou canst not then be false to anyone.
settle.
"True Love" is a dangerous fantasy spun by hollywood and poets over generations. Relationships - partnerships - are a lot of hard work. They're about being unselfish, realizing that it's give and take and realizing that no matter how good the ride is, the roller coaster has ups and downs. If you want to get off the ride at the bottom of the hill, you won't experience the bliss at top.
i'd rather settle
That's setting it up as a tragic choice. So: neither. Grow old happily with my wife instead!
I just want to be happy, so I wouldn't "settle" for anyone.