Compare And Contrast Infatuation And Love

Infatuation vs. Love

What is love exactly? Well, love is not Romeo and Juliet nor The Titanic nor any romantic movie that you have ever watched. For many years people have painted love in a tragic way when it is not, it is more like infatuation. Love and infatuation have been around for as long as humans have been on this earth since the beginning of times. There are many different types of love of course; the love you feel for your family, love you feel for your friends and love for your boyfriend/girlfriend. Infatuation is more for a sentimental partner. Love is sometimes considered a blind feeling because many people confuse love with infatuation. It usually is difficult to tell whether you are in love or just infatuated with a person,

Love is happy and good for your health; both mentally and physically. There is peace and security knowing that your partner will bring good things for both. If you see marriage with your person you stop to think if this person should be the father/mother of your kids. If the answer is yes then you are at peace. Your partner thinks ahead for both so in the future there will be no struggles for the family. When it is pure sincere love, you love yourself. If your partner is good for you and he/she is supportive, you are confident. They make you feel and know your worth and you know it too, they do not make you feel less. Being in love means you can both spend time away from each other and do things without depending on each other. But when it is infatuation you can end up feeling fatigued and depressed because you feel the need to constantly please your partner for the fear of losing him/her. Infatuation is delusional, you will always question your feelings, but when it is love, you feel sure of what you want and need. So, there is always that dependence. You need to constantly be with your partner to feel something and when you are alone you do not learn anything about yourself, leading you to stop taking care of your