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Confused between Love & Infatuation...................................

Love & Infatuation are two different things, how many times did you felt that you are in love but actually its not love & is thought of your mind. 90% cases are such where we feel like love but in reality its not love but infatuation. 
Before i move forward describing each of the words - Love & Infatuation, let us understand the meaning of each of these words:
Love is described as:
  1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
  2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
  3. sexual passion or desire.
  4. a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart.

infatuation is described as
  1. a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
  2. temporary love of an adolescent
  3. an object of extravagant short-lived passion

Symptoms of love vs infatuation

The foremost symptom of being infatuated by a person is wanting to be around that person. This may sometimes also be sexual desire. Other symptoms may be anxiety, panic, jealousy etc. Love, on the other hand, may start with an infatuation or lust and then become love. Symptoms of love are emotional attachment with someone, a feeling of anxiety, affection.


Reasons people fall in love or be infatuated

There may or may not be any reason to fall in love. It comes with mixed emotions and may be caused by physical attraction, intellectual and emotional compatibility. Infatuation, on the other hand, may start with physical attraction and gives a feeling of being in love.

Differences in Feelings

Infatuation feels like being in love but it is not. The intensity of the emotion is strong but not pure enough like love.
Love is the quiet understanding and mature acceptance of imperfection. Love is always associated with connection between two souls that goes beyond the self. Infatuation may make the other person selfish if the opposite person's reaction isn't the same. Infatuation isn't pure like love and may be accompanied by lust. It goes about thinking about oneself and not the other person.

Differences in effects of separation

Infatuation is weakened by time and separation where real love is strengthened by time and separation. Separation in both emotions causes great pain but infatuation may get weak and cause the feeling to lessen over time. Love develops more with time and separation.



The Crux of the entire article is that its pretty easy to say - I LOVE YOU but love doesn't happen in a hour, in a day, in a week, in a month......
It happen in years.........sometimes it takes your lifetime to find the real meaning of love..........With getting old You become old, ugly, irritating & still your partner accepts you & understands you the way you are............It is Love..........
I think one realizes the meaning of love after certain age of togetherness........but remember one thing don't forget to say I LOVE YOU, because these three words are not just words but magical words...........it brings the passion & caring for each other.....
For being in Love its important to have faith & trust in your partner.....thats what Love is.................
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Anonymous said…
Hey nice blog.But wanna add smthing.
When u r in love u r sure that yes u r in love with the person no matter, how the other person feels about love,u dont expect the same.Without expectation u r with the other person.U never fluctuate with ur feelingsand we should accept that lv does not com in month.sometimes it happens in a click and smtimes it take a lifetime to lv someone, but the worst part is u say someone that u r deeply in lv but the nxt moment cos of any reason u r saying u not sure than for sure its not lv.This is wt i personally feel.Just wanted to share my feelings with u all.....
December 17, 2010 at 9:38 PM
Devendra said…
Hi Nikks,

Thanks for your comments, the point you had added is really true that it really doesn't matter about anything when you are in Love....
Love is such a feeling which comes again & again even if the other person doesn't agree to be in love with you.....
Thats what love brings along...a strong belief, courage, confidence & strengthen your soul towards Love.
The title of the topic was Love Vs Infatuation. It can be great if you can also tell us something about your thoughts on Infatuation
December 18, 2010 at 10:08 AM
Unknown said…
Hi,

Now that's a nice topic to pick...& very well differentiated...Many people just do not know the difference between the two...yes,infatuation is only Temp...if u ask me...all my crushes were crushed..hehehe..but i realised later that it was only physical attraction & nothing more than that....Love is more intense & deep & u do not fall for physical appearance of the person...u take the person as they r..Njoys d company...wen seperate think of them...etc etc..there r many emotions involved with LOVE but not with infatuation...it(inf) disappears wen u see next attractive face or personality....

Well that's a nice blog..so keep writing such interesting topics...:))
January 11, 2011 at 11:09 AM
Devendra said…
Hi Dimpy........
Thanks for your comments! Everybody have crushes in their lives.....crushes are like bus & trains, they come & go...........
Love is a feeling which delights you so much that you can do anything to make that person happy..irrespective of thinking about people, irrespective of how he will feel or how he will react or how others will react.....Its so deep from your heart & filled with sentiments. That only thing which matters is you love the person so deeply....
January 11, 2011 at 1:05 PM
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