The Feelings of Falling in Love

Love is a powerful emotion that every human being has experience at least once in their life. There are numerous connotations that refer to this emotion, but there is only one kind of love that can make a person change completely in unexpected ways. It is the kind of love that consumes the soul and everything within. Mixed with excitement, adventure, heartbreak, happiness and joy; it is a big ball of feelings, all concentrated in one simple, yet extremely complicated necessity to have, protect, please and give all of oneself to that one person. In certain occasions, love can grow very intense and, consequently,

“Love is the life of the soul. It is the harmony of the universe” (William Ellery Channing, n.d.). For many, the simple, four lettered word becomes a mere state of obsession. Everybody wants to be in love but not everyone understands its true meaning. Too often infatuation takes over and consumes one’s desire to find real love. When one meets a special person, someone who makes their heart race and their knees weak, how does one know if they’ve found true love or pure infatuation?

inherent to us as breathing itself. Like other amenities of life, Love fulfills us. "To be

shows a strong bond between them. It is also like a link or a special

* Close relationships can be formed between good friends, the closer the relationship becomes the more thoughts, feelings and hopes are shared

Proximity or being close to a person has a big influence on our choice of friends or romantic partners, previous research suggests that the

Specifically, since both of them are alone and not having a stable amount of self-confidence. They grow because of having the same feeling for each other. Most people start relationships based on this theory because deep-down we want someone who is resembles us, or the closest thing.

Love is a feeling that cannot be defined in words. It’s an expression; an unsolicited expression. It is a feeling that comes in our heart in an unanticipated manner. It is indeed an expression which never follows the laws of nature. The passions seems to be inflated when someone happens to fall in love. Love is unpredictable, it cannot be justified, but can just be intensified.

Marriage has often been described as one of the most beautiful and powerful unions one human can form with another. It is the sacred commitment and devotion that two people share in a relationship that makes marriage so appealing since ancient times, up until today. To have and to hold, until death do us part, are the guarantees that two individuals make to one another as they pledge to become one in marriage. It is easy to assume that the guarantee of marriage directly places individuals in an everlasting state of love, affection, and support. However, over the years, marriage has lost its fairy

someone feels left out. When building an effective relationship, it is important that you listen to what

Alain de Botton is a supporter of such culture, although probably not the whole celebrity-worship part. He boldly states that imitating celebrities is integral to a good life and that we are ignoring important information when we take no interest in celebrities (de Botton 2014). De Button may be correct, there could be some benefit in admiring certain celebrities but then again, I do not think that it is imperative to imitate celebrities.

We do not fall in love with our children even though we love them very deeply. We do not fall in love with our friends of the same sex—unless we are homosexually orientated—even though we care for them greatly. We fall in love only when we a re consciously or unconsciously sexually motivated. (Peck 84)

Love is difficult to define, difficult to measure, and difficult to understand. Love is what great writers write about, great singers sing about, and great philosophers ponder. Love is a powerful emotion, for which there is no wrong definition, for it suits each and every person differently. Whether love is between family, friends, or lovers, it is an overwhelming emotion that can be experienced in many different ways.

For many of us who are in a relationship either by marriage or simply as mates can relate to the feelings they are exhibited within and around one when they are with or simply thinking about our mates. This feeling of security and belonging tends to increase our love towards each other, especially during times of pain and death. We begin to see the world of insecurity and being alone, a world of being abandoned and feeling useless. There are those who don’t posses a “soul mate';, and nonetheless they too feel an increase of love; the love of having a mate of being wanted and loved, and the feeling of not being alone.

According to said research, vital things to a deep kind of love are physical attraction and a certain level of intimacy, which follow through with companionship that you feel towards the other person.