Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Love vs Infatuation

This past week, both my marriage and family relations classes have been discussing marriage preparation. One thing that really stuck out to me was the difference between love and infatuation.

             LOVE                                                                    INFATUATION
-Is a growing ralationship                                              -Being in love with love
-Not jealous or selfish (of each other)                             -Can be casual
-Is patient and considerate                                            -Can be one-sided
-Based on knowledge of other's                                     -Immature
  interests, family, and friends                                        -Tense, worrisome about 
-Grows together through trials                                       the relationship
-Both have freedom to develop                                      -Having a crush
 own interests                                                             -Not interested in person's
- A decision and a feeling                                             friend's & family                                         

I love this list. It really shows the depth involved in love. You care about the whole person, not jsut certain aspects. You are willing to grow with them through the hard times you face together. Love is beautiful, and it is made even more sacred through marriage.

Another interesting thing we talked about was the idea of soul mates. There really is no such thing. There are several people that we could get along with, love, and marry. However, as you work to strengthen your marriage, you become soul mates. I thought that was cute! (And it's true!)
                                                                                                                                              

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