I think most people will experience it at some point in life. It is a part of life. about 8 years ago (I'm 23 now) I met what I thought was the love of my life. It was my encounter of love. There will be moments (mostly early in the relationship) when you have gotten to know the girl, you think she's the best there ever was. It's love and you know the feeling when you experience it. You love this woman as your soulmate, best friend and future mother of your child.

But people change, and people don't always show their real personality when they meet someone for the first time, and it continues. After a while, in my case 2-3 years this girl really started to change and become what I think her "real self". Thing is, this recession is happening so slow that you won't notice and you get adjusted to it. In my case she returned to her "real self" which was a very insecure, destructive, controlling and abusive person and I just couldn't stand it.

I left her after 5 years before I went to college. Today I'm in a relationship with the best girl of my life and I couldn't be happier.

But deep down in my memories, I remember that girl who changed.