Can Love at First Sight Be True?

Philippines
November 16, 2011 11:28pm CST
Let's think about it. When we see someone for the first time, I am sure that it is attraction we feel. And that is not love. Love is something we develop for a period of time like knowing that person thoroughly - accepting his or her good points while tolerating his or her bad qualities. I think, 'Love at first sight' should be re-phrased as 'Attraction at first sight.' What do you think?
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@tamirs (1807)
• Philippines
17 Nov 11
Hi phoenix, I say in my case,love at first sight is true. That happens to me,and really i cant take my eyes off of my man,the first time i saw him. He was looking at my friend while i am looking at him,lol. I stole him away from my friend,because the first time i saw him,i already knew that it should be him.Forever.. call me corny but id say in some cases its true. :-)
• Philippines
26 Nov 11
That is simply magical, I guess. Wishing all the best for the both of you :)
@tamirs (1807)
• Philippines
26 Nov 11
Very..
@shellback (864)
• Philippines
18 Nov 11
Definitely not, I don't ever believed that because it depends on a person, maybe it happens for a while but in the long run it vanish like a rolling wave at sea, we can feel it but it will not retain and that's not love because loved remains.
• United States
18 Nov 11
Even if it does turn out for the good. It's still not love at first sight. It's simply called "you got lucky" and everyone will refer to it as "love at first sight". I wonder where that term really started from. Sounds like something that probably was started long long ago. xD
• Philippines
18 Nov 11
I have to agree with you. We can't be in love to someone we don't know. You are merely looking at the person's physical qualities. Now, given that you talked, laughed, stroll, etc. for that whole day the first time you met, is not enough to know his/her true character. That will be so superficial. When you love, you decide. And if your decision was made in a snap, thinking that you really are in love. Perhaps we should check our emotional and radical maturity.
• Philippines
18 Nov 11
my bad! it's rational...hahaha
@kingparker (9673)
• United States
18 Nov 11
I totally agree with you. It is extremely hard to tell whether you can love that person or not after you get to know her better. For me, there is no such love at first sight. You might like that person at first sight, but about love, it takes time to know each other to determine whether you have love for him/her.
• United States
18 Nov 11
Indeed. No such thing as /true/ love at first sight. I do however believe that the illusion of such a phenomenon can potentially lead to it. People who claim that they fell in love at first sight head over heels without talking or approaching the person first, were probably looking over their object of deep desire physically and realizing they must have a great personality. Sometimes they're right. Many times they're wrong. At least here in America that's the way it is xD;
@ramonah (211)
• Romania
17 Nov 11
I used to be skeptical about it, very skeptical. Until I felt it. Maybe unless you feel it you never believe it. I looked at him and I didn't know absolutely anything about him, not his name, not how he was, nothing. I only saw his face and his eyes and smile. Those talked to me and in a matter of seconds explained every little piece of him. We then got to know each other and everything was just proven as I felt it. We've been together for 8 years about to be married. Maybe it's something spiritual, or maybe it's just psychological. Maybe you look, you're attracted, and you imagine a set of qualities (and/or defects) and they prove right later. Or maybe it is a kind of 6th sense about it. I was also very skeptical about the horoscope signs, but after a while I noticed every man that I was either attracted to or had a very good communication relationship with was a scorpio, and I found their birth date out only after I discovered the closeness. I thought 1,2,3, maybe even 4 as coincidences but then they kept on coming around. My father, my favorite teacher in high-school, my favorite teacher in college, my first crush in kindergarten which I still know and enjoy friendship with, my first boyfriend, and about 3 after him, my 2 out of 2 intimate relationships, and 4 out of 5 very good man friends, my 2 out of 2 business partners. And now I'm not even surprised when I a guy I meet, and get along with, is a scorpio. Sounds unbelievable maybe but it's how it is. Maybe a 6th sense about this really exists and not only in love but in friendship and all other forms of relationships.
• United States
18 Nov 11
You ma'am are very lucky. And what you explained is very likely. You projected your idea of an ideal man onto someone who caught your attention physically. You approached each other and what do you know? He's what you want inside and out. :) now don't take this as belittling your relationship with him. People have to take chances sometimes, and you obviously did and it paid off greatly for you. Good luck on the future of your marriage by the way ^^
• United States
17 Nov 11
Of course it can be true! I've heard and read a lot of stories where couples were sure they would be together forever after first glance! If you beieve in it so, then you must pursue this first love to make it possible and even though it is rare, it happens! I don't believe it will happen all the time because attractions are possible! But you'll know, when the moment comes! :)
• United States
18 Nov 11
Love at first sight is sort of misconstrued. Love at first sight from the individual's standpoint is not true love at all. But that does not mean it can't potentially lead to true love. And that's where the idea of love at first sight comes from. Initially it's not possible realistically. But down the road it can prove very much so that you were right in how you felt. People sometimes get lucky like that. And we call that love at first sight. :)
@soulist (2985)
• United States
29 Nov 11
I seem to have mixed feelings on love at first sight I have always thought that love at first sight was true, I sometimes feel I fell in love with my boyfriend at first sight but didn't realize it until some time later. When we ever really know when we fall completely in love with someone or if the process begins at one point. How can know if what we feel at first sight is love or lust?
@Nigildas (169)
• India
17 Nov 11
Why not. If u really have a unearthly bonding with your life partner u will have a attraction towards her at your first sight and u will fall in love with her at that moment. There is a saying that marriage is decided in heaven. If that is true then love at first sight will happen and will happen for good, And wen speaking abt knowing each other and things like that, if u r really interested in him or her u will change ur style and character to match his or her style and character. This adjustment is called love. You should be ready to sacrifice anything for the other person to get the person.
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
13 Dec 11
While what you say may be true. I think that when some people say it was "love at first site," they mean that right from the very first encounter they liked what they saw and that from there on their feelings just grew.
@bingskee (5234)
• Philippines
17 Nov 11
as i have written in an article, 'there is a thin line between love and lust'. some people misconstrue the symptoms which can really be mistaken as feeling them because of love when in truth, it is just strong admiration. no, i do not believe at love at first sight. love is a deep feeling.
• United States
18 Nov 11
I completely agree with this statement. And it's not in any way to downplay the idea of love. It's just at first sight you have no idea who that person really is. And the feeling of love is mainly that of the physical side. You cannot look at a person and fall in love with their personality. Now if you two happen to hit it off, then you were either lucky, or the universe has mechanics built in to allow us to detect a suitable mate. Either way love at first sight is not possible. And if the two do fall in love, it can be either the universe gave you the opportunity to meet said person "coincidence" or something supernatural. xD Either could work I guess.
@beamer88 (4259)
• Philippines
17 Nov 11
Hi. I agree on you on this one. I've never really subscribed to the notion of love at first sight. Attraction is really the better word to describe it. I think it's the level of intensity of the attraction that makes people somehow mistake it for love. I think love does develop in time. And I guess it un-develops over time as well.
@soulist (2985)
• United States
29 Nov 11
I agree I think it is more of attraction at first sight. Love is something that grows and develops and I don't think it happens at first sight. I used to think that and now that I am older and understand what it really means to be in love, my idea on that has changed.
• United States
18 Nov 11
I don't know about love at first site. I do believe in /physical attraction/ at first sight. This could potentially lead to emotional love. Cause when you see someone for the first time and think you're in love what do most people think? They don't normally go "Oh my goodness, what an intelligent, and engaging woman." people will be thinking "Oh wow, she has such beautiful eyes, and a great smile". Then again my fiance and I fell in love without even knowing it xD So maybe love at first site is a subconscious thing in reality, but I don't think a conscious state of mind. Though anyone who disagrees with this is entitled to since I've never fallen in love at first site. But I have fallen in love at first relationship. And that would be with my current wife to be. :)
• India
18 Nov 11
ya. You are right. I think when someone came up with this term, the might actually have been that, the person got attracted to someone, and eventually fell in love with hime/her. In case you like someone at first sight, it is very necessary to connect after that. Things should work out properly. Else it wont go on. Hence we see cases of breakup for first sight lovers as well.
@dilrajj57 (1757)
• Pakistan
16 Feb 12
may be, it will true to which you love first, any love affairs now with anyone?
@taheraa (1545)
• Giza, Egypt
17 Nov 11
Hi, phoenx: I agree 100% with you, that true love need time to be sure it is true, that will be happened by knowing that person by talking with him or her, like his or her discussion and personality, but attraction could be from first sight, attraction just happened by both eyes and heart, but true love share mind in addition. So, we find that some relation and marriage are failed because they just judge the heart, but true love stay as long as we live.
@shibham (16977)
• India
17 Nov 11
No, its attraction and may be turned to lust. Let me know, if love at first sight is true and true love always exists, then why we are not happy with a single relationships. Why divorce occurs after the marriage of a beloved couple? why betrayal exists? why? Have a nice time.
@shrike (123)
• Philippines
17 Nov 11
hi! for me, i may say also it is an admiration or appreciation. and that can be develop into love.
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
17 Nov 11
I agree with you that it can be called Attraction at first sight. I don't believe in love at first sight, we cannot love someone we don't know inside and out. We love without even considering the physical looks of a person. Can you imagine how blind people can love someone so true even if they only feel and hear that person's voice.
@champoy186 (1638)
• Philippines
17 Nov 11
I don't think love at first site is true. It must be an infatuation only. We only adore this person. I have to agree with you on attraction at first sight. That should how we describe it in my own opinion. Happy mylotting!
17 Nov 11
I guess this famous line "love at first sight" has been overly rated. I guess the reason of this is that some relationships started with that first glance and lasted for a lifetime.It was infatuation that grows and blooms into something and that is what we call now-LOVE.