Is there any similarity or difference between the love and the attraction we feel for others? These two words are used to refer the different planes of relationships. First of all remember that these two words are not the same. Once explained you will find the difference in meaning of these words.
Love is eternal one. It is a decision and surety. But attraction is transient. It may not be deep. We will have care, compassion and dedication to the person we love. We may feel emotional as well as sexual attachment to that person. However we may not feel lasting bond for the person we are attracted to. What happens there is a temporary relationship. Therefore there won’t be the lasting love.
There are many factors that determine the bond between two persons-proper communication, similarity of thought etc. But attraction is centered around only external factors.
Love wish for the growth and prosperity of the other person. Selfless are the ways of love. But in attraction the prosperity and well being of the other person won’t be a matter of concern. The selfishness and motif of an individual will be the only basis of attraction.
The readiness to accept as such is called love. The positive and negative traits are taken alike there. Unlike love attraction is rooted in peripheral things.
Attraction may lose its intensity or lose completely at any time. But the real love will remain the same even in adverse circumstances.
There is love and attraction in romance, friendships and in marital relationships. You should differentiate between the two.
Now..what you think you feel for others? Is it love or attraction?
