Love and infatuation are both intense emotions that one feels for another person. These feelings are most often confused for each other by many people. But the two feelings differ in their actuality of love, intensity and final outcome.
Infatuation is the state of being completely carried away by unreasoning passion or love; addictive love. Infatuation usually occurs at the beginning of relationship when sexual attraction is central. Love can be described as feeling of intense affection for another person. It is most often talked about as an emotion between two persons. Hence is also sometimes referred to as interpersonal love.
Lust and desire lead to infatuation, a temporary but very intense emotion that can oftentimes disguise itself as love.
Believe me, I've been there a million times.
I've had so many one-month relationships where the breakups burned more severely than my long-term ones, just because infatuation is that strong of a feeling.
Infatuation is a wolf in sheep's clothing. It sneaks into your relationship and makes you think you've met the one, only to have things blow up in your face before your romance has even gotten off the ground.
And that's because
- infatuation is just a fantasy. Love is a reality. But how can you spot the difference?
- "Infatuation happens quickly. Love is slow.
- "Infatuation seeks to control. Love is when you cede control."
If your relationship is built on infatuation or lust, your partner might be jealous, controlling, or possessive. - Infatuation is delusional. Not real. Love is unconditional and the real deal.
- Infatuation is of the now. Love is a gradual process. It happens over time.