I found a very informative read on the internet:
Are you really in love? Or do you think that you are in love?There
is a big difference between Love and infatuation.
Some people cant tell the difference, thinking they are in love
but really it is a deep infatuation. Infatuation is instant desire
- one set of glands calling to another.
Love is friendship that has caught fire. It takes root and grows,
one day at a time.
Infatuation is marked by a feeling of insecurity. You are excited
and eager, but not genuinely happy.
There are nagging doubts, unanswered questions, little bits and
pieces about your beloved that you would just as soon not examine
too closely. It might spoil the dream.
Love is the quiet understanding and mature acceptance of
imperfection. It is real. It gives you strength and grows beyond
you - to bolster your beloved.
You are warmed by their presence, even when they are away.
Miles do not separate you. You have so many wonderful little films
in your head that you keep replaying.
But near or far, you know they are yours, and you can wait.
Infatuation says, We must get married right away. I cant risk
losing them.
Love says, Be patient. Dont panic. Plan your future with
confidence.
Infatuation has an element of sexual excitement. Whenever you are
together, you hope it will
end in intimacy.
Love is not based on sex. It is the maturation of friendship, which
makes sex so much sweeter. You must be friends before you can be
lovers.
Infatuation lacks confidence. When theyre away, you wonder if
theyre cheating. Sometimes, you check.
Love means trust. You are calm, secure and unthreatened. They feel
your trust, and it makes them even more trustworthy.
Infatuation might lead you to do things you will regret, but love
never steers you in the wrong direction.
Love is an upper. It makes you feel whole. It completes the circle.
It fills the empty space in your heart.
Love is elevating. It lifts you up. It makes you look up. It makes
you think up.
It makes you a better person than you were before. If you have love
in your life, it can make up for a great many things you dont
have.
If there is no love in your life, whatever else there is has a lot
less meaning. The secret of our being is not only to live but to
have something to live for.INFATUATIONInfatuation is a feeling;
real love involves a commitment also. Infatuation is just love of
emotion. Real love, though, is love of devotion.
Only the emotions are affected in infatuation, but in real love
both the emotions and the will are involved. Next, a person fall
into infatuation, but grows into real love.
Guys, have you ever seen a girl who was so beautiful that you
thought youd faint?This is infatuation! It is based totally on
physical attraction.
Often you dont know much in-depth about the person you so-called
love. Thus, infatuation is mostly biological. Also remember, never
tell a girl you love her, unless you are willing to marry
her.
Then, infatuation is basically selfish where real love is basically
selfless.Infatuation is more interested in satisfying yourself and
the feeling than it is in the other person.
Real love is primarily interested in the other person. It seeks to
give instead of get.. Love unselfishly seeks the highest good for
the other person.
Lastly, infatuation is weakened by time and separation where real
love is strengthened by time and separation.
This does not mean that there will be no pain in separation. On the
contrary, there is great pain in separation ifyou are truly in
love.LOVENow you know what is infatuation, we will go on to discuss
about the details of a true love. Love is patient. The word
translated patient means to wait patiently for the fulfillment of
expectations.
When you have difficulty dating this girl and she does not want to
come out, if you truly love her, you will not complain and blame
her, you must look at the situation from her point of view.
Maybe she is having some problems which prevented her from coming
out. You must react to it with patience and understanding.
Next, have you ever met someone you liked so much that you wanted
to push the relationship and make it progress faster?
Sure you have! Love, however, is willing to give a relationship
time to grow at a natural pace.
It does not push but is willing to wait for the relationship to
grow at a rate that is satisfactory to both parties.
Love is Kind Love seeks to encourage and build up others. It
respects the feelings and emotions of others..
It finds its greatest satisfaction in making others
happy.
