Can anyone tell me what Infatuation realy means?
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Infatuation refers to a highly emotional state that resembles passion, but it only lasts for a short time. To be infatuated with someone is to have an unreasonable, extravagant desire to be around someone. It usually occurs after only being briefly aware of the object of that desire.\n\nIt normally occurs in young people but can also occur in more mature people. In extreme cases it can be a sign of mental illness.\n\nUnusually charismatic people (i.e. movie stars, singers/musicians) may find themselves the object of infatuation. This immediate emotional state may lead to true love, or it may lead to stalking. :)\n\nSynonyms of 'infatuation' may include: obsession, crush.
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You just know. It's hard to distinguish between love and infatuation. You just have to take it slow and if it is love you will know and you won't have to be asking. You will love the person no matter what, even if the way he eats, or drinks he drink annoys you. If you can get past the little things and feel that you truely like this person it could be love.
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You better believe it!  It means I am happy that in my lifetime I have seen something as gorgeous as you and I just can't help but let you know because you have a look that is pleasing to my eyes and senses and makes me wonder if any one is kissing that smile you gave me.  It means he is happy to be alive and happy you are sharing that moment with him in what is not a thought out process but a spontaneous combustion and you like it so you wink!
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I believe that  people fall in love from the inside out....meaning that when you like the person you are with then you will like the way they look.  \nIf you go for the looks then you could get tired of them and think the person you are with isn't so great.
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No limits at all. To be infatuated means to be smitten with someone or something. There's no telling how long it can last, either - sometimes a week, sometimes ten years. But infauations can occur in anyone and are totally normal.
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It's not as simple as "you just know." That's infatuation. For love, couple that unknown warm feeling with what you know in your mind. For instance, does the person have the same values, motivators, goals as you? Can you see yourself devoting, perhaps sacrificing what you think you want in life to help them? Would you die for that person and why? Don't misunderstand, no need to get anal about it--just some questions to ask yourself to help you see if you're in love and not just lust.
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The word love is used in many way, some of which are confusing:\n1 -- Being in Love is a phrase used to denote a romantic attachment.  This is similar to a crush, only more so.  There is usually a sexual interest.\n2 -- Loving someone is usually a mutual emotional attachment.  It is both an emotion and a bonding force.  The bond is strengthened by communication, trust, mutual interests and intimate physical contact.\n3 -- True Love is a state of total acceptance (unconditional).  This very rare, yet often sought.  It comes from out of nowhere.  It does not fade with time.  It is a gift from Divinity.\n\nPS  If someone says that they love you but are not in love with you, then they are communicating poorly.  What they usually mean is that they love you like they would a sibling or friend, with no sexual interest.
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Infatuation is instant desire. it is one set of glands calling to other. Love is friendship that has caught fire. it takes root and grows-one day at a time\ninfatuation is marked by feeling of insecurity. You r excited and eager but not genuinely happy. there r nagging questions, little bits and pieces about your beloved that you would just as soon not examine too closely.it might spoil the dream\nlove is quiet understanding and mature acceptance of imperfection.it is real.it gives u streanth n grows beyond you-to bolster ur beloved.u r warmed by his/her presence,even when he/she is away.miles do no seprate u.you want him/her nearer.but near or far,u know he/she is urs n u can wait.\ninfatuation says,'we must get married right away.I can't risk loosing him/her'.\nLove says 'be patient. dont panic.plan ur future with confidence'.\ninfatuation has an element of sexual excitement.if u r honest u will admit itis difficult to be in one anothers company unless u r sure it will end in intimacy.love is maturation of friendship.u must be frnds before u can be lovers.\nInfatuation lacks confidence.when he/she is away u wonder if he/she is cheating.sometimes u check.\nlove means trust.u r calm,secure and unthreatened.he/she feels that trust,and it makes him/her even more trustworthy.\nInfatuation might lead u to do things u'll regret later,but love never will.\nlove is upper.it makes u look up,it makes u think up,it makes u a better person than u were before.
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He probably doesn't know the true meaning of LOVE.  But I bet he's got the infatuation thing down to a science.\n\nOK, let's face it, children (and I mean young persons under the age of 20) experience a rush of hormones.  These powerful chemicals drive us to do strange things and say things we don't have any understanding of.\n\nOK, so he said he loves you.  Take it with a grain of salt.  It may grow into a real love.  And if you are young like I think you are then take it slow, but fight for it if it is what you want.  The young loves are the most intense.  And if it does grow you may find yourself happy for a very long time.\n\nHowever, also keep in mind that he could be thinking with the little head. (hormones again)\n\nObsession?  Since you use that word, it makes me feel that this is NOT the right thing for you.  Remember, there are plenty of fish in the sea.  If this one gets away, there will be another.\n\nUse your head and not your heart.  I know they say to follow your heart, but that's not always good advice.  The heart can want things that are not good for it.  Just read some of the questions people are asking here.  You'll see that there is a lot of people suffering heartache because they made a mistake.  A mistake made by following their heart.
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When its infatuation you always wondering if the other is cheating or is this going to cause a break up. Basically your constantly worrying and have no trust. When your in love you trust that person completely and know you are going to be loved no matter what you do or how you look.
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I think of infatuation as a crush. I think of it as the strong attraction to someone you don't really know very well.\n\nAnd cheaters are cheaters.
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You are in love with that person,\nor you have an infatuation with that person.\n\nIt also depends on what that person is doing in your dream, or what you are doing to that person.
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Time will tell. Infatuation does not last. Lust mellows. If you are friends as well as lovers, and can deal with those little quirks we all have, you may have found your true love.
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I suspect that you are confusing infatuation with love.  Infatuation typically lasts up to about two weeks.  After that, the emotion fades.\n\nLove takes longer to develop.  You need to make some female friends and try and date them.  You need someone who you like to talk to... one you can build a relationship around.\n\nGood Luck!
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Hmm.. I think it takes alot of maturity to realize when something is  "love" or  infatuation. I can see  by some of these responses" it happens daily" (thundergirll) that you have not matured as much as you need to. Let me clarify, age has alot to do with this, but even older people can be misled with love. You have to think about what makes you think you "love" this person. Is it the way he smells, walks, talks,breathes? Hmm , sounds like infatuation. There are no quizzes or anything to take to find out if you " love" someone. Love to me has alot to do with sacrificing. Are you willing to sacrifice things for the one you love? Do you really care about this person, and will be there for them no matter what? Do you really appreciate them for who they are and what they stand for? Love has alot more to do with the interior of a person. Think about these things,and see if you feel this way.You need to get to know the person, their likes, dislikes, their secrets, be each others friend. That always works!
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Well given that I've been married for 7 years and known him for 10, I hope this helps. \n\nInfatuation: is like new found love or "puppy love," it's new exciting and makes you flutter like a butterfly in your stomach. you can't stop thinking about them, you want to be around them, know everything that there is about them, and just experience them first hand. With my husband (when he was my boyfriend at the time) was all I wanted to hear, talk to, hold, and be with. He was what I breath and thought about 24/7. \n\nIt wasn't until 3 years ago, that I realized what love was. Love is where your trust is validated, when he takes care of a bill without you yelling, takes care of the kids for you when you are sick. Cooks a meal for you and it's not your anniversary or birthday. But what really made me realize what love was it when I couldn't make love to him and I was sick. He stood by me through it all and nursed me without thought of his own needs. It's when u are satisfied with this person that you are with despite if they leave the toilet seat wet or up, if they leave their clothes and dirty shoes everywhere alone with the kids, shaves and leaves shavings for yout to clean up, loses his job and u have to work for two years, despite what people say about him you stay beside him because you know he loves you. He gains weight and now weights 300 pounds, he loses he's hair and looks more like your dad than your man. IT's where all material, superficial, and nonessential qualities are not the things that makes the relationship and it lasts because of the little things.\n\nI had four kids for him. gained 120 pounds. He made me feel like a queen despite I was huge and was paitent with me when I couldn't make love to him for 6 months. He's been there when it counted and that's why I love him. the infatuation and honeymoon is over for us, but the romance is still cooking.
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if you can't stop thinking about them, if you want to be with them all the time, if you want to call and text them every day, then you know that you're "in love." you're definitely infatuated, which is step one of love.\n\nafter 3 months or so, the infatuation stage begins to wear out. from there, the next level of love begins. if you still want to work with them to make your relationship better, and both of you are still putting into the relationship, it's on it's way! \n\nbetween 6 months to a year, if there is still mutual attraction, love, honesty, trust, respect, and willingness to compromise and communicate thoughts and feelings, then you can be confident that it's the next step, love.