What do you think of this statement?

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There are six billion people on the planet, so in theory there should be at least one person out there for everybody.

I kinda doubt that that's the case, though.

YES ! !!

Yes there is. Even for an ugly, quiet, unfunny, screwed up loser like me. Yes.

Love ? I don't know about love but companionship yes - it's not the movies you know.

So ... the thing is to put yourself in front of lots of people - sure most of them are not going to work, but a woman will arrive one day and stand in front of you and you will feel something and she will feel something.

Hope. Yes it is a statement of hope, but give in to it because you my aspie friend are a human being and we all need hope. And because you are a human you are designed to be happy with other humans so put yourself in front of them, and keep doing it until you meet someone - and if it doesn't work for 99% of people, that's normal too.


(ok I am talking to myself here ha ha)

I disagreed with the statement for the following reasons:

In China, they have the one child policy. Parents (well fathers mainly) are favouring male children over female children and have done so for years, meaning there are more men than women. Some of these men are going to be left high and dry as a result of the lack of females. If some of these men happen to be gay, then fine, but they all won't be, and I certainly don't think some of them will turn gay simply for convenience or sex. Some of them may even be willing to leave China to find a woman but I doubt all will do this, meaning there will be some companionless men in China.
Some people are asexual to the point where they don't even want companionship either. I once spoke to an asexual who finds relationships to be completely pointless.
Some people are truly repugnant and, although they may have relationships (I actually know someone repugnant who hasn't ), they don't tend to last, who is going to spend the rest of their lives with them and love them (somebody stupid?)? I know it happens but most people are not that blind.
Some people are born, live and die without ever having been in a loving relationship. Whether it be through their own choice (for some it really is) or not I don't know, but it happens. Some of these people even have the potential to have relationships but don't for various reasons, usually because they don't know how to act or feel inadequate.

I think a statement such as that implies that it is easy to find someone when in actual fact it isn't. It's not easy to find someone who will accept you fully for who you are, warts and all, but when you do, it makes the waiting/searching seem all the more worthwhile.

Come on Fiz be positive.

China : so maybe Chinamen won't find partners in China, but that doesn't mean they can't find someone elsewhere - it's a big world.

Asexual : what has sexualtiy got to do with companionship ?

Repugnant : who exactly ? Looking at your avatar - is that you ? Well most people don't look beautiful let me tell you. And the less we watch movies that make us expect people to look like Tom Cruise and Angela Jolie, the better. People don't look like that (apart from your avatar maybe). Anyway I have had interesting relationships with people that are 'repugnant' so, and anyone not mainstream is more likely to be interesting.

Without : exactly it's sad. So however hard it is (yeah it hurts) it is worth trying, put yourself in front of people and try to be friends.

Or buy a dog/cat, companionship is very important for your wellbeing.

Does it imply it's easy ? Or does it just give people who find it difficult hope.

It gives me hope, and I find it difficult. I haven't had a relationship in 15 years but I am trying.

I don't find Angelina Jolie that attractive. I used to think think that Tom Cruise was attractive back in his "Risky Business" days. However, in recent years he has become weird to me. Especially since he got with Katie Holmes and started jumping up and down on Oprah's couch.

Disagree because it simply isn't realistic, I mean lets be honest here there are plenty of people who go their whole lives hoping for that someone to come but they don't. Yes a sad end, but then again not everyone gets a girl/guy and not everyone has a good life. Just the way things are and yes I agree with the 1st post that the statement is such a crock and it irks me when I hear it because I know it ain't true.

I disagree because just because there are 6 billion people in the word doesnt nessesarly mean someone is always around to date someone else.

I'd disagree with the statement, because it's too absolute.

Based on what I've seen of life, for 99.9% of people in the world, there are at least a couple of partnerings that would fit them.

However, the problem lies in this: Firstly, some people are barely people - too full of hatred, for example. Secondly, no matter how many people there are in the world who may be suitable for each other, they still have to meet each other. This is the biggest problem.
And finally, too many people have ridiculous expectations, and so pass over people they'd probably get on quite well with.

That being said, assuming you don't live in a cave on mars, most people will eventually meet someone compatible. It's up to them to recognise that, though.

Yeah, it is somewhat. Unfortunately, when it comes down to it stuff like this is just playing on semantics, and when you're playing with semantics practically anything can be brought round in any way, without clear predetermined definitions and/or limitations.

Such is the manner of human communication.

Not only do I disagree with the statement the original poster mentioned, it also drives me mad when I hear it. Hearing it is like nails on a chalk board while wankster rap music plays in the background. (lol sensory overload) I have to use all of my willpower to not give the person who says "There's someone for everyone" a Rick James-style bitchslap.

Others here have pretty much summed up what all I wanted to add in regards to disagreeing with the someone-for-everyone nonsense, so I'll shut up now and post my cynical, passive-aggressive thoughts elsewhere on the boards in other topics.