Love without attraction

@jidesh (283)
Canada
April 10, 2008 2:04pm CST
Is that possible? I think we are attracted to the person we love.. suddenly a question pops up in my head...I wondered whether people could fall in love with people without feeling any attraction! I'd like to know your opinions!
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13 responses
@aowaow (1516)
• Indonesia
17 Apr 08
Yes, it can. It needs to be built. My current dating relationship was built by this concept, and I found it's the best rather than past times. The successful arranged marriage is one of the sample too.
@jamie08 (430)
• United States
11 Apr 08
you cant fall in love with someone without feeling some sort of attraction. to me it just cant be.
@atramesil (685)
• United States
11 Apr 08
Love is such an interestin concept. There are many people in this world that I adore, but that I do not consider myself to be "In love with". I know I love my husband, but I have times that am not attracted to him. Altough the initil attraction between us was pretty strong. So I suppose that my answer is yes, I believe it can be possible.
@desireeo (595)
• Philippines
11 Apr 08
first and foremost, love is an emotion. a feeling. so i don't see how a person could fall in love with somebody he doesn't have a feeling with. however did you come up with this?:) love is a wonderful feeling. to feel and let it be felt is one of our purposes here on earth, i think.
@aowaow (1516)
• Indonesia
11 Apr 08
No, it's impossible. That cannot be categorized as Love. Love needs a term, love needs a process, which one of them is an attraction. Even someone who married because of the money security, also needs the term of an "attraction".
@jalucia (1431)
• United States
11 Apr 08
Yeah, there has to be some attraction there in order for you to remain in love. I believe that you can love someone that you are not attracted to, but you cannot be "in love" with them. And, of course, you can be attracted to a person because of more than just their looks. Those early interactions, that lead to a relationship, are usually based on one person being physically attracted to the other. But, one can be attracted to another person for various reasons. You can be attracted to someone because of their romance, their values, how they treat you, how they make you feel, their words, their character, their material wealth, how well you guys get along, etc. You can be attracted to someone and not in love with them, but I don't believe that you can be in love with someone that you are not attracted to. Even though, you can still love them.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
11 Apr 08
hmmm.. love without attraction? i think that can't be possible. how can the term love come in that relation where you are not attracted by that person? its quite weird, is not it.
@ciades (1623)
• Philippines
11 Apr 08
Before you conclude that you love a person you feel first an attraction. No attraction, no love will be developed.
@gemini_rose (16264)
10 Apr 08
Well, I do not know about anyone else, but I certainly have to have an attraction to a bloke when I look at him! When I first met my hubby, it was an instant phwoar, to me he was gorgeous, and the second time we met it was still there. We have now been together 9 years, almost. If I did not have an attraction to him when I met him, then we would not have been together now.
• United States
10 Apr 08
Interesting question - I think that when we meet someone face to face, that initial attraction is what cause us to want to get to know them and fall in love. But, I do think it is possible to know someone that you originally did not feel an attraction to, but as time goes on and you get to know that person better an attraction grows - maybe not because of looks, but because of all the wonderful qualities they have. So I guess my answer is, if you love someone, you will feel an attraction for them, whether physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual.
@Rachel322 (115)
• United States
10 Apr 08
I think to initially fall in love with someone you must be attrated to them, but you can lose your attraction for that person and remain in love with them.
@mefadon3 (296)
• United States
10 Apr 08
It is impossible to fall in love with anybody without having some sort of attraction. It may not be physical attraction, it could be inner beauty that may attract you to someone and then you might not look at their physical appearance to judge whether you are attracted to them or not. I have seen where 2 people were in love and it had nothing to do with their physical appearance. Look at Beyonce and Jay-Z. You know she was not attracted to his good looks, because he does not have any. He is ugly. But he has something that drew Beyonce to him.
11 Apr 08
oh yeah sometimes love comes before the attraction and then the idea of loveblindness comes along. I had a crush on my current boyfriend or four years and babydaddy, but this man kept trying to pursue me even though I had my eyes set on his friend. I eventually gave up and "settled" for this sweet not some much the looker guy. after maybe about 6mo of dating I thought he was the hottest thing well still do. So love at first sight not so much the case for me but I know the inside person is always strongest in a meaningful relationship.