The decisions we make

Do you think that the choices we make are what decide our lives or do other peoples choices matter??? I was watching The Adjustment Bureau and this question came to mind.  To watch the movie and see how their lives would be altered by the fact that they were together was crazy.  He wouldn't be able to be the President and she wouldn't be able to be the greatest choreographer in the world.  The question that pops into my mind is: does love really mean as much as you think it does?  This movie portrays love as the destruction of your dreams, but I disagree.  Life has so many ups and downs so that love gets forgotten in the shuffle.  Is love really important?  Can we rely on that emotional roller coaster to make our lives meaningful??  Looking back in life, I realized that love teaches the most lessons...