“Love at first sight” is a well-known and highly debatable topic. While some claim to have fallen in love with their partner the very moment they met them, others dismiss the thought as fantasy. I fall into the second group of people—to me, such a thing is not possible in reality, and the expression is simply an expression and nothing more. There are three main reasons that have caused me to come to this conclusion. At first glance, one is not able to form a deep connection with another, the so-called “love” is based entirely on appearance or lust, and it is impossible to truly understand or know a person one has just met. The dictionary definition of the verb “to love” is to feel a deep romantic attachment to someone. Such an attachment cannot be formed at once, as connections between people develop over long periods of time. They are formed by mutual understanding, the experiences shared by people involved in a relationship, and the growth of human emotion felt by one individual in regards …show more content…
Due to the fact that how the individual looks is all someone knows about them at that time, any attraction felt at first glance has everything to do with bodily image and nothing to do with what is on the inside and cannot be seen. This kind of physical attraction is lust, and not love, despite what some seem to believe. While it is true that compatibility in regards to appearance is important in a relationship, love isn’t (and shouldn’t) be based entirely on physical attraction and nothing else. There is nothing wrong with feeling lust, but the truth is that it is not the same as love, and the two should not be confused when discussing topics such as love at first sight. Whereas lust and physical attraction can often be felt when initially meeting a person, love is not based entirely on a person’s looks, and therefore cannot be experienced in that