Exploring Love: Why is it so difficult for People to Recognize? Does True Love Exist? Love exists. It is evident in the interaction and behaviors of human beings who show affection to each other. That is how we identify love. But, what is love? Defined as a strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties by the Miriam Webster Dictionary. Love has a plethora of other meanings, including perceptions of what each person believes love is. For one person, love is simply caring for someone deeply enough to want them to be successful and have a good life. Whereas, another variation of love involves intimacy and fuzzy feelings towards a person. When asked to describe what love is, most people can only provide a description of …show more content…
The term infatuate means, “to deprive of sound judgment” and “to inspire with a foolish or extravagant love or admiration” Webster Dictionary. Simply put, when a person is infatuated, they tend to focus more on the physical attributes of the other. A relationship stands on the foundation it was built. If the relationship is built on pure physical pleasure, then it will only last as long as the pleasure is sufficient. The same goes for looks, simply because these things are not representations of what is on the inside, which is all that is left when the physical attraction fades. Not to say physical attraction does not play a role in true love. Who we are attracted to is chosen by our bodies and our nature. So a man or woman cannot force themselves to have an attraction for another person. Even if this person has all the qualities he or she is looking for in a partner. However, there are cases in which, given time, attraction can grow. But not at all likely to happen. All this to say, in order to develop love, infatuation …show more content…
That is what opening up oneself to a new relationship and love entails. Falling in love is a great risk, one not many people are willing to take. It is the unknown most people fear why there are not many risk takers. Instead, they prefer to thread safer waters and not have love at all. For some, choosing not to have love goes much deeper. They may view themselves as unlovable, or have trouble realizing their own value and what they have to offer in a relationship. These fears can be cloaked by various reasons for why things do not out. It can be surprising to see all of the ways that people self-sabotage when they get close to someone else. It is much harder to give love a chance than it is to live without. In a world where love is publicly romanticized, everyone fantasizes about love, wants to know love, but is afraid of love. Love not only comes with happiness, but also pain. It can hurt you just as badly as it can heal you, that is what people are afraid