Love is built on stable foundations.
Life is not a fairy tale and love relationships from Hollywood movies have little in common with real life. So it's no wonder that when we compare ourselves to these fictional scenarios from the big screen or the pages of romance novels, we sometimes feel like we're not good enough and that we're not living our dreams with our partner.
Can you tell the difference between love and lust, infatuation and insanity?
Lust can be defined as a strong physical reaction to a person's physical characteristics – unbridled sexual attraction to a certain person. It is a short-lived feeling and refers to the immediate satisfaction of physical needs. But because it is accompanied by intensity, sometimes you may feel that we have found the person with whom we will spend our whole life.
Falling in love is an all-encompassing and sometimes even more intense feeling that includes sexual attraction as well as viewing the other person through rose-colored glasses. When it comes to the other side, you can't think rationally - you love everything he does and how he looks. Nothing can go wrong.
Scientists have calculated that falling in love is only the first stage on the love journey, during which a large amount of the hormone dopamine is secreted, which makes us feel extremely happy. But this phase lasts about 14 to 17 months, after which the hormones "normalize" and the partners start to check whether they really found a person to grow old with.
If you're wondering if you've really found the right person for life, maybe the following 15 statements can help. There are no right or wrong answers, just you must be completely honest. Read them and honestly ask yourself whether you agree with them or not.
1. I am physically, mentally and emotionally connected to my partner.
2. I feel happy when I'm with my partner, but also when I'm alone.
3. I feel free in a relationship, I can be who I am.
4. I love myself as much as I love my partner.
5. I am proud of my partner.
6. If the partner was penniless, I would still be happy with him/her.
7. I appreciate my partner's unusual habits.
8. I am happy for my partner's success.
9. I support him/her when he/she has problems.
10. When my partner and I run into a problem, I want to solve it, not end the relationship because of it.
11. I believe that together we can solve all problems.
12. When I have good or bad news, my partner is the first person I call.
13. Our relationship inspires me.
14. I know my partner loves me.
15. There is no one I would rather be with than him/her.
