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Throughout human history, romantics, poets, balladeers and songwriters have celebrated the idea that there\u2019s just one true love for every living soul. Do everyday Americans agree? Well, 28% do. But 69% do not. Views about one true love do not correlate with marital status or with age. However, men (31%) are a bit more likely than women (26%) to say that every person has only one true love; and Hispanics (47%) and blacks (32%) are more likely than whites (24%) to feel this way. Education matters, too: those with a college degree are only half as likely as those with a high school diploma or less to say everyone has just one true love (19% vs. 37%). Conservatives (32%) are more likely to say this than moderates (24%). Catholics (38%) are more likely than Protestants (30%) or those who are unaffiliated (17%) to say they believe in just one true love. A Pew Research survey posed a follow-up question to the respondents who say they believe in just one true love: \u201cAnd have your found yours, or not?\u201d Nearly eight-in-ten (79%) say they have. These responses correlate both with age and marriage. Among those who say there\u2019s only one true love for each person, about half of 18- to 29-year-olds say they\u2019ve found theirs (54%), compared with nine-in-ten adults ages 50 and older. Meantime, fully 96% of married adults who believe in only one true love say they\u2019ve found theirs, compared with 61% of all unmarried adults and 79% of cohabiters. Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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