In the stage of falling in love, the positive qualities of the other person are magnified.
Infatuation , commonly confused with love , refers to a state in which one person magnifies the positive qualities of another and which usually occurs at the beginning of a romantic relationship.
During this stage, in which we know very few aspects of the other's personality , we usually strive to ensure that we have found the perfect person , the love of our lives, someone who has the desire and ability to understand, to reciprocate the affection. and care, and sharing everyday life with one another. That said, it is understandable that joy and a state of constant enchantment usually go hand in hand with falling in love.
Falling in love according to biochemistry
For biochemistry , it is a process that originates in the cerebral cortex, continues in the endocrine system and translates into physiological responses.
This procedure involves the intervention of multiple elements. When meeting someone and experiencing attraction, a series of chemical and psychological transformations begin in humans. This phenomenon is practically immediate and certainly involuntary and can be clearly distinguished from intentional seduction, a generally more extensive process and sometimes associated with cultural and social issues.
Physical attraction and falling in love have that unconscious and inexplicable quality in common, but only in the eyes of the person who experiences it. Precisely, a series of sensory signals, mainly olfactory but also visual, are responsible for this urgent need to approach that individual who, minutes ago, was a stranger.
In ancient times it was believed that Cupid promoted falling in love with his arrows.
Differences with love
Love , on the other hand, usually comes later in a relationship and is characterized by constant surrender and acceptance; It requires patience, understanding, openness, and must be strengthened daily to be able to endure bad moments, circumstances that, if they existed during falling in love, would seriously threaten an early end. True love is based on reality, transcends the idealization of the couple and has a stable and long-term projection.
However, since we cannot find a definition that encompasses the experience of all human beings at the same time, love and falling in love take on very similar forms. A very clear example is the well-known "love at first sight" , a concept that already existed in Ancient Greece and was defined as the madness of the gods . Whether Cupid fires one of his fateful arrows, or chemistry takes over the actions of two people, various surveys in different countries show that a large percentage of the population believes in love at first sight and the majority does not hesitate to get married. if you feel it. Hard to believe, but many of these couples last longer than others who spend years getting to know each other before making the decision to get married.
Falling in love and love in animals
Many people strive to draw differences between humans and animals, and it is in the field of feelings and reason where they find it easier to draw dividing lines.
Genetically , it is believed that humans share the instinct of procreation with animals. However, many claim that people can also engage in sexual relationships to show love or to satisfy sexual impulses, that is, not necessarily to reproduce.