Do you believe love at first sight or a growing love?
By cigar37
@cigar37 (48)
China
March 19, 2011 11:13am CST
I do believe a growing love than lovt at first sight.
When you flip newspapers or turn on the TV,you will find so many TV show about personals around.I'm not against love at first sight,just have the doubts about the hastly love.You know ,the hasty love is soon hot and soon cold.What is love?I do believe the longer love is based on mutual trust and a friend relationship,which should never be based on physical characteristics.What about you?
15 responses
@xfiendfyre (14)
• United States
21 Mar 11
I do not believe in love at first sight, but I definitely believe in intense attraction at first sight!
My boyfriend and I knew each other for almost seven years before we even dated! I thought he was attractive the first time I saw him, but we did not even feel actual love towards each other until 7 years later, and then it kept growing from there.
This is just my personal experience, and I realize that not everyone takes so long to get together! Most people probably do not wait for 7 years to start dating the person they are interested in.
@GloomCookieLex (6073)
• United States
20 Mar 11
Both exist. Things just happen differently for different people. Neither is superior to the other, just different.
I personally fell in love at first sight, so I know for a fact that it can happen and that it is very real.
@purplehaze (661)
• Philippines
20 Mar 11
i dont believe in love at first sight. when you see someone that you really like, it can merely be a crush, infatuation, or even affection but not love. i believe you can only love someone when you get to know the person, care and nurture the love you feel for that person over time. i also believe that the longer the time it feels to nurture the love, then the more that the relationship will last.
@larrychen (165)
•
20 Mar 11
I desire a love developing from a friendship. So, I believe a day by day growing love rather than the love at first sight. About love, the understanding and knowing about each other is so important. We need time for this, and such love should be called growing love, right?
@Achay1982 (70)
• Indonesia
20 Mar 11
For me personally i dont believe with love at first sight.
I think when we look someone at firstime, and we feel some wear feeling I guess that isn't love but only passion.
Love is when you make relationship with person who you realy care and stimultanly always and always never be a part. you'll know that's a Love
@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
19 Mar 11
Personally, I haven't really experienced love at first sight. So, this is perhaps one reason why I am unsure if it really does exist. However, if asked whether or not I think it is possible, sure it could happen. But I'm somewhat a little skeptical to believe in love at first sight. I am a little more inclined to believe in growing love. It makes more sense to me, and it's something that I've actually experienced more often. It's also what seems to be most experienced by people around me.
@lynnemg (4529)
• United States
19 Mar 11
I believe in both love at first sight and growing love, and I believe that they go together in most successful and long-lasting relationships. The love at first sight aspect comes from that feeling that one gets when they see that one special person that they feel an instant connection to. Not just a connection due to physical traits, but that connection that makes one feel as if they have known the other person for a very long time, even if they have never met. It is the feeling of knowing deep in your heart that you have found your 'other half'. That alone does not make a relationship successful though, in my opinion. You still have to grow together and learn to work together to overcome obstacles. You have to work together and communicate effectively with each other, because no matter how much you love each other, we all have things about us that bother even the people closest to us, and those things can cause problems at times. True and long-lasting love comes from knowing that you will forever be able to communicate with each other and that you will be listened to. Communication leads to trust and respect, which are both key in any relationship.
I feel that what many people conceive as love at first sight is often only lust due to the way another person looks. These are the relationships that start out hot and steamy and end ice cold as the romance and excitement wears off. Once the excitement is gone, those that have learned how to communicate with each other and work together are the one who end up with better relationsships. Even better are those relationships that begin with the feeling that you have always known each other and, although there are bumps in the road, you know how to communicate and work together.
@sajujohn (1005)
• India
19 Mar 11
I too believe in growing love only.As in my case I can't really love a girl just having a mere look on her.For me I need to know her very well then only I can love her.But at the same time I too agree that there are many people who fell in love at first sight.In many case it would be some infatuations only.
@areshstarfreak (238)
• Philippines
20 Mar 11
I think that the phrase "love at first sight" simply refers to admiration. Love for me is something that has to be established with time, distance, and adversities. With the so-called love at first sight, it is only an attraction to the physical attributes of a person.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
19 Mar 11
Well from a personal experience I believe in a growing love. My first love was a good friend of mine. I liked him only as a friend before but somehow slowly we started falling for each other. It's funny coz once we were like crazy friends, we fought, screamed at each other, called names and one day suddenly we were lovers . It was great though as long as it lasted. We didn't end up together though.
@whengcat (1457)
• Philippines
20 Mar 11
I prefer growing love. Because based on my experience, love should have a strong foundation so that it will stay strong in the midst of hardships. It's like building a house, which one will you prefer; building one on the sand or one on top of a rock? :)
@Katerose17 (20)
• Philippines
20 Mar 11
When I was younger I believe in love at first sight. I thought it was love I didn't know it was just attraction or crushes. I agree with you. Real love is when you like even the negative traits or character of your partner. When you get old physical characteristics are going to fade. However I have to admit some relationships start at physical attraction.
@flapiz (23148)
• United Kingdom
19 Mar 11
Well personally, I believe that love is taught and is learned. It needs to be watered to grow. And it needs time.
My impression of love at first sight is just a very strong force of attraction.
It is so strong that we mistook it for love.
For you cannot love someone you do not know. And you cannot know someone you've only met for the first time :)
But romantically and cinematically speaking, If love at first sight was true, I would like to experience its powers. lol :)