How to know that it’s Love or Infatuation

Infatuation is the state of being completely lost in the emotion on a temporary basis and mistaken it as love. But love is an intense feeling of deep affection for person where are willing to sacrifice, adjust for the person you love. Love and Infatuation are both strong emotions and are often confused by many people. Here are some points from which you can know the difference between love and infatuation.

1. Love is a complete devotion feeling where you are willing to devote one’s time and commitment. Whereas Infatuation is a just an emotion you are feeling for the time being.

2. Love lasts forever, it grows over time but Infatuation is on a temporary basis, it will fade one day.

3. In love the feeling is “I love you “, in Infatuation the feeling is more of “ I want you “.

4. Love is based on the shared experiences, beliefs, trust and believes. Infatuation is based on the merely popularity or physical attraction.



5. Love grows slowly and gradually and you grow into a relationship. In infatuation you fall for the person immediately.

6. In physical relationship you know you can wait till you marry the person in love, whereas infatuation is based on lust , intimacy and sex.

7. In love you trust the other person and give each other space, in infatuation are more jealous and obsessed with other person and unable to trust them.

8. In love you are friends first and then lovers, but infatuation there is no real relationship and friendship.

9. In love you are willing to sacrifice anything for the one you love , but in infatuation you think more about yourself and end up being a selfish person.



10. In love you involve your partner in your decisions as you will secure but in infatuation you don’t bother to involve them in your decisions and there is a feeling of uncertainity.

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