I was just watching Moulin Rouge, more specifically the part with the elephant love medley song and one of the exchanges between Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman inspired me to write this blog. During this exchange Ewan sings to Nicole "all you need is love" and to which she replies "love is just a game." This got me to thinking, is love just a game?

Upon little deliberation, its almost midnight and I apologize for not putting much thought into it, I came up with the conclusion that the process of finding love is a game. Everyone is out there searching for that person who they can spend the rest of their lives with, as I am also. Games are marked by their large amount of chance as is finding that special someone, could you image where you would be if your either your mom or dad decided to stay home on that illustrious night that they met....hmmmm

I decided to delve into websters dictionary for a correct definition of the word game and I made a few conclusions that may or may not help strengthen my case. One of the definitions to game is "a procedure or strategy for gaining an end." This is intriguing because everyone has their strategies for meeting people of the opposite sex. These strategies could include going to clubs with your friends of just hitting a woman over the head with a giant club and then dragging her back to your cave. To each their own I suppose.

Another part of that definition that got me thinking was how it referred to a game as trying to gain an end. Which can be easily tied into a relationship. Isn't the point of dating, well for most people, is to find that last person you can see yourself with...your end.

There was a third part of the definition that also help me arrive at my conclusion and it stated "a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other." Its obvious to say that yes dating is physically and mentally taxing on every participant but I would like to focus on the second part of that statement. Most importantly the part that mentions that we are in direct competition of one another. Men are fighting each other for woman, and also for men and vice versa for the ladies. Another point for me right?

As I just stated about how love is a competition with competitors, there must be a prize for the winner. Like board games, bowling with some friends, and gambling, there is always a prize for the winner. For some it may just be bragging rights. I don't think I need to go into what the reward of finding love. I think its pretty obvious...

Any thoughts I would really enjoy hearing them

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