When the news first broke that Kim Kardashian was dating Kanye West, I was fully prepared to bash the relationship. Particularly following in the shadows of Kim’s Kris Humphries episode, and the way that huge wedding was blasted all over the TV as if they were America’s Royal couple – then, before anyone could even think about the honeymoon, it was over. Many people felt somewhat duped.

But to be fair, I was primarily basing my judgments on what I heard while flipping through the channels or looking at magazine covers while passing by the newsstand. The reality is, none of us truly know a thing about Kim’s personal life – no matter how open about it all she seems – and nobody knows what her relationship to that tall, cute basketball player was really all about.

So when it comes to Kanye West, internationally-known rap star/fashion designer/provocateur, my first thought was: “LOL, ya right, like that is real.” The skeptic in me always thinks such relationships are PR stunts to further the careers of being famous for being famous.

I went on the Internet and started looking up articles and watching videos about the couple – really doing some research. And to be quite honest, I was stunned at what I found. Now, I will readily admit it: I believe they are really in love.

Everywhere I looked with suspicious eyes, I kept seeing two people who genuinely loved and cared about each other. There wasn’t any shifty, in-your-face, look–at-us, we are in love posing going on. Instead, it was two real faces, flashing genuine smiles. You know – the kind of smile you have when you are so in love, you just can’t stop grinning all the time.

Okay, maybe I’m old-fashioned and want to believe it’s true love – so I tried to retain my skepticism as best I could. I needed to seal the deal and look a little further.

I found some old videos of her and Humphries, and that pretty much did it for me. The tall cute basketball player, who I wanted to love because he was tall and cute, was in fact a total jerk that talked to her with disrespect, jealousy and quite frankly, hatred.

In one video I found, Humphries said to her face: “By the time you have kids and they are in school, no one will probably care about you.” The nerve! What a jerk! I’m glad she kicked him to the curb. Good for you Kim!

Enter Kanye, who has his own fame and money and doesn’t really need her to help his career. In every video I can find of the two of them, Kanye is like a sweet big bear that you just want to cuddle with. Boy, I sure had a 180 turn of opinion on both of them. So, before you judge Kim and Kanye, take some time to actually look up the footage and do your own research – you might find yourself surprised by actually having your faith restored in true love. Even among Hollywood superstars!