What's the difference between Love, Infatuation & Lust?

Question

I lust after him constantly, but am I just temporarily Infatuated? I think I Love him, because I like everything about him?

It'd be nice to know the difference, if anybody knows.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

If you like "everything" about him, I would think you are still in the infatuation phase.  I think love starts to come in more when you know their faults and they maybe drive you a bit nuts, but you love them anyway.  I think it would be important to be able to rationally determine if it was a healthy relationship in general, because if you can't be completely honest with yourself about a relationship, it is probably infatuation.

Answer 3

You had already good answers.

Love: represents a range of human emotions and experiences related to the senses of affection and sexual attraction. The word love can refer to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes, ranging from generic pleasure to intense interpersonal attraction. This diversity of meanings, combined with the complexity of the feelings involved, makes love unusually difficult to consistently define, even compared to other emotional states.

Infatuation: is the state of being completely carried away by unreasoning passion or love; addictive love. Infatuation usually occurs at the beginning of a relationship. It is characterized by urgency, intensity, sexual desire, and/or anxiety, in which there is an extreme absorption in another.

Lust: is any intense desire or craving for self gratification and excitement. Lust can mean strictly sexual lust, although it is also common to speak of a "lust for men", "lust for blood (bloodlust for short)" or a "lust for power", or other goals and to "lust for love". The Greek word which translates as lust is epithymia (επιθυμια), which also is translated into English as "to covet".

Many times these "stages" are inter winged. Sometimes in real praxis it is difficult to differentiate one from another as they can overlap.

But a good rule is, that if you really love someone, you WILL be there, in the good moments or bad moments. Lust and infatuation relay much more in the fun moments JMO

Answer 4

Love is what grows after time......lust and infatuation happen almost immediately.   Both lust and infatuation can grow into love but this takes work.

Answer 5

Love is know that you will be willing to do anything for that person. Love is different for different relationships. The love you have for you spouse or partner is different than the love you have for other family members.

Lust is all about a sexual relationship!!!!!

Infatuation is the fantasy of a person!!!!!

Answer 6

Love is a true emotional and mental connection. Lust is mainly a feeling based off of sexual attraction. Infatuation is loving the idea of someone, basically fantasizing, when in reality you haven't formed a deep connection.

Liking everything about someone doesn't mean that you love them.

Answer 7

Infatuation will only last for awhile. Sooner or later you'll see the person for who they really are and not think,care or want them anymore.

Lust is when you crave to have someone so bad it's hard to even think about nothing else but that person. You feel you wont' be satisfied until you have consumed your lust. Not true, even when you want something you know you shouldn't have it's always harder to not give in to your cravings than to indulge. It's tougher road to take but it takes a lot of willpower to do it. Yet it can be done.

Love is neither lust nor infatuation. It is the higher power of the two. You feel it in your heart, body and soul. Only a person who has truly experienced love knows that nothing can compare to the feeling of love. True love.

Answer 8

Lust is wanting somebody sexually with defined reason.  Infactuation is wanting somebody sexually without any reasons. You just want them. Love is a combo of lust and respect.

Answer 9

You think you love him, the element of doubt. Love is the most described, yet the most misunderstood concept in the world. But in one aspect, love can be described as the unselfish feeling to another where your life doesn't matter. You're more infatuated with this guy because there's something there that pleases you, always felt this is what a prince should be and that's where lust is tied in the process. So call it infatuated lust because it isn't real.

Answer 10

Love. Caring for someone else enough to wanting to get out of your way to make sure their lives are happy and protect them from harm. Note the out of your way.  You are willing to make compromises on your own happiness.

Lust. Wanting the other person as an object of s*x. You don't necessarily care about the other person, you just want to have your sexual desires being taken care of.

Infatuation Ridiculous amount of admiration for another person