No matter what path you take, you will always end up in the same place. Represents an inevitabilistic worldview, one where you cannot do anything to change what will happen. That what is happening, no matter how bad it seems, was destined to happen. All
Rome symbolizes something you can't avoid. Could be a place. A feeling. A person. And thus, the detached emotional state of finding yourself in a lonely and depressing, yet familiar situation. Or, it could represent life and death. In a lifetime, you lose everything. People you know; people you love, and eventually, yourself. There is nothing you can do to stop the cycle of life from occurring.
Life is a constant struggle of moving on from the things that happened in the past. People lie to you. Bad things happen to you. Can you really forget these things? No, you always end up back in Rome.
The white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, commonly associated with this statement, symbolizes the anxiety caused by the unstoppable passage of time. Time is always ticking, and time is the separation between past loss, current joy, and future loss. Slowly but surely, you will lose everything until you experience the ultimate loss: Your life.
No matter what, all good things must come to an end.
Rome symbolizes something you can't avoid. Could be a place. A feeling. A person. And thus, the detached emotional state of finding yourself in a lonely and depressing, yet familiar situation. Or, it could represent life and death. In a lifetime, you lose everything. People you know; people you love, and eventually, yourself. There is nothing you can do to stop the cycle of life from occurring.
Life is a constant struggle of moving on from the things that happened in the past. People lie to you. Bad things happen to you. Can you really forget these things? No, you always end up back in Rome.
The white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, commonly associated with this statement, symbolizes the anxiety caused by the unstoppable passage of time. Time is always ticking, and time is the separation between past loss, current joy, and future loss. Slowly but surely, you will lose everything until you experience the ultimate loss: Your life.
No matter what, all good things must come to an end.
Person 1: No matter what, every relationship I'm in ends in heartbreak. Is it all my fault?
Person 2: No, son, all roads lead to Rome.
Person 1: I love video games. However, every time I have fun on a game, it eventually gets boring, and I switch to a new game. The cycle never ends.
Person 2: You're just wasting time, kid. All roads lead to Rome.
Person 2: No, son, all roads lead to Rome.
Person 1: I love video games. However, every time I have fun on a game, it eventually gets boring, and I switch to a new game. The cycle never ends.
Person 2: You're just wasting time, kid. All roads lead to Rome.
by illwhatibleed October 6, 2025

The negative outcome of the Golden Rule.
You treat me like shit and I will do the same, no questions asked.
You treat me like shit and I will do the same, no questions asked.
by slangctionary November 8, 2021

Euleina Wright, or 'leina'
by beepveeppeep July 27, 2023

a leading on bastard is a ex that you got back together again, but lead you on making you think that they actually like you, but instead they were just using you for your feelings and not for who you are as a person
Person 1: I can't believe he would do that to me, he's a leading on bastard!!
Person 2: I'm so sorry for you I hope you get better
Person 1: thanks..
Person 2: I'm so sorry for you I hope you get better
Person 1: thanks..
by Xxx little_sh*txxX March 2, 2023

by .6.9.7.6.ArimorylulA.8.3.0.5. October 6, 2025

Second Lead Syndrome is when the main character of a show/book is in a love triangle and the main character is leaning towards the primary lead/ the first love interest but the audience is rooting for the second lead/ the second love interest to end up with the main character.
Me: “Ugh, I really want belly to end up with Conrad, they have YEARNED for each other !!”
Friend: “Oh wow, you’ve got second lead syndrome bad”
Friend: “Oh wow, you’ve got second lead syndrome bad”
by GraceFace08 September 8, 2025

by Yt?gegs grrr February 27, 2019
