infatuation vs love

Infatuation - ( in . fat . u . a . tion )

1. A foolish, unreasoning, or extravagant passion or attraction. See Synonyms at love.
2. An object of extravagant, short-lived passion.
   

In other words... infatuation is simply immaterial. It is nothing. Here today, gone tomorrow. Get what I mean? Though most of the time, you can't tell it's just infatuation until you stop being attracted to the person. So, the deal here is, how do you tell if it's infatuation? How do you tell when it crosses over to being more than just attraction? According to my married friends/colleagues, "You just know".

MrBoss asked the other day in Sabah "Have you met the one you want to marry?", my reply was "I don't even have a boyfriend to start off with...". He laughed and said "Well, believe me, when you do, you will know. There's no explaining how or why. You just know it".

Sounds a little too miraculous, no?


Love - ( l0ve)

1. A profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
2. A feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection.
3. Person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart.
   

Strong word huh? Extremely. Again, how do you know love is really love, and not just some high school crush? Though of course, I must say that I've seen quite a few puppy loves blossom into stable relationships in their adulthoods. So again, who am I to judge such things. I guess when you do, you just know it. (that's what lost people tell themselves... "when we find our way, we will just know it that we're on the right track, so keep walking!") --- though please don't get me wrong, I'm not implying that I'm lost. I most definitely hope I know what I'm doing. I hope I'm on the right track too, and not just feeling in the dark. To put it simply, you never try, you never know :)



I love this...

"You want to know what happiness is?

It's waking up in the middle of the night for no reason, shifting under the blankets and feeling the heat of the person next to you.

You turn around and see them in their most peaceful, innocent and vulnerable state, breathing as though the weight of the world lays on anyone's shoulder but their own.

You smile, kiss their face in the most gentle manner so as not to wake them.
You turn back around and involuntarily a grin forms on your own face.

You feel an arm wrap around your waist...
and you know it doesn't get any better than this."

And I'd like to end my post today, with this...

"I don't regret anything from my past, no matter how bad it seems in hindsight, because every little step I took was leading me right to you."