Thursday, February 22, 2007

Infatuation, Crushes and Love

Signs & Symptoms

  • Sweaty palms that doesn't dry no matter how many times you wipe it on your skirt.
  • Mouth that suddenly becomes dry and no amount of saliva can seem to make it normal once more.
  • Heart pumps so fast and hard that you wonder if anyone can hear it. In fact, it sounds louder than the music in the car.
  • Sudden shyness which makes you do stupid things.
  • Time stops and passes so quickly. Don't know how this happens but it does.
  • Heart brims with happiness every time that person emails, sms or calls.
  • Constant desire to be in that person's presence.
  • Blushes whenever that person is being discussed or mentioned by friends or family.
Definitions

Infatuation : Foolish or all-absorbing attraction
Crushes: Intense short-lived infatuation
Love: Best described in the 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8

"Love is patient, Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices in truth.It always protects, trusts, hopes and perseveres. Love never fails."

Case Study: A girl likes a guy and experiences the above signs and symptoms

Which of the 3 conditions is the girl experiencing?

Can it be that the beginning is always an infatuation or a crush which can develop into love if the other party reciprocate?
How does one differentiates real love from a rebounded crush?
Love is beyond mere feelings, it is a condition which demands the whole self to be "in love" and not just the heart.

Hoey Theen

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