Do you believe in it? Or, have you ever experienced it?

It's a nice idea, but it doesn't exist. Real love takes time to develop. The closest you'll get is lust at first sight, but that can sometimes be enough.
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Yes, to the extent that we can be overwhelmed by passion, without any intimacy or commitment (both of which take time). It is a sort of infatuation. However, I believe that because there is not intimacy or commitment, infatuated love is fated to fade away.

meow85 said:

Well, I'd say it's a fallacy to say it's either inherently non-existent or existent. Neither the cause or the effect can be shown to inherently exist or not exist independently. I would posit that it is empty of independent existence or nonexistence and therefore conventionally and dependently exists. Maybe I've digressed?

Never had it, not willing to say it isn't "real" for some folks though. As previously stated, it's just "lust" most of the time. I doubt it would ever happen to me...

All comes down to semantics really. Define 'love' and 'first sight'. For me, I can conceive of an intense physical attraction to someone and perhaps an intuitive feeling about a person, but can't really account for what that intuitive feeling would really be based on and how valid it would be. You could argue that it was luck (should marriage or a serious relationship follow shortly after), if you believed in that concept, and that's a whole other issue. But anyway, if that sudden physical attraction were to turn quickly into a successful, loving relationship you can see how someone might say it was 'love at first sight'.

Well, that's exactly how I feel about the orger Ocean (Kylie).

Yes and yes

Yes. I do.

But I don't believe in true love.


Explaination:

1) Love at First site: Physical attraction. Or you're lonely and have a set of requirements for the opposite sex (or same sex--whatever), and the person you're "stunned" by fits enough of those requirements blatantly, that you want to tear off all their clothes, covert them in barbeque sauce, and lick it off of them. That's love at first site--sort of superficial or maybe even desperate.

2) True Love - elusive. Doesn't exist. At least not in the sense that it implies there is "one" person out there for you. We're evolved apes, and ultimately our sex drives lead the way. We build commitments, and if we work hard at it and our partners do too, that's the closest thing to true love that I can imagine. Then again, I'm no expert--I ust got dumped.

yes i do


yes i have

Mach said:

Love at first sight I always thought implied more than physical attraction.. an intuitive feeling that "you're supposed to get to know a person".

AsianBoi777 said:

oh you sexy THANG ... come do that on my lap

Fauxie said:

that is so something i would say (and mean!)

AsianBoi777 said:

I co-sign with all the reasons given.

I have experienced love at first sight often, but only made it work longer than one night twice.

HamsterHuey said:

But what are your priorities? Is it love you're looking for? Are u looking at all? Are u looking too hard? What are you doing Friday night? All pertinent questions.

HamsterHuey said:

I consider that pretty fruitful

irresistibleb1tch said:

And it is something I did say, and mean, sorta.

HamsterHuey said:

How 'bout love at first post?

AsianBoi777 said:

I'll get u AB! Damn IT boy!

AsianBoi777 said:

love a pig roast ?


WTF

Mach said:

How 'bout love at the very first sign I detect of even an iota of marital strife?

AsianBoi777 said:

That marriage is definitely on the ropes.

Fauxie said:

I'd flirt with you too Fauxie, but our relationship is based on really harsh rhetoric--isn't that more fun?

AsianBoi777 said:

That's what my stepmom believed in!

AsianBoi777 said:

i told you ...DAMNIT ...i am NOT cooking pig roast !!

CinisterCee said:

As both relations lasted longer than seven years, I think that too.

AsianBoi777 said:

Harsh rhetoric? My mordacious wordsmithery reams your otiose scribblings.

And besides, I didn't come to Thailand to flirt with farangs.