{"id":854,"date":"2016-01-22T21:23:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T21:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keen.com\/newarticles\/uncategorized\/the-truth-about-love-at-first-sight"},"modified":"2021-05-24T20:08:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T20:08:30","slug":"the-truth-about-love-at-first-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/love\/the-truth-about-love-at-first-sight","title":{"rendered":"The Truth About Love at First Sight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tWhen you\u2019re looking for a quote on the subject of love, there\u2019s no one more prolific than William Shakespeare. So of course, when it comes to the topic of love at first sight, one could certainly expect him to weigh in with an opinion. Sure enough, in Act III, Scene IV of As You Like It<\/em>, the Bard describes the momentous meeting of his star-crossed lovers Orlando and Rosalind: \u201cWhoever loved that loved not at first sight?\u201d (Sure, he actually lifted that line from the pen of his contemporary, poet Christopher Marlowe<\/a>, but it\u2019s all in how history remembers…sorry, Kit.)<\/p>\n

So it seems, that if it were put to a vote, Shakespeare would be in the \u201cYes, love at first sight does<\/em> exist\u201d contingent. Or would he?<\/p>\n

When you consider he also wrote, \u201cLove looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind,\u201d (A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>, Act I, Scene I), perhaps love at first sight was no more to Shakespeare than a convenient comedic plot device?<\/p>\n

But even back in the day when Shakespeare played resident muse to the Globe Theatre, literary references to love at first sight were nothing new. In his classic philosophical treatise on love, \u201cThe Symposium,\u201d which dates from somewhere around 385 to 370 B.C., Plato relates the thoughts of his great mentor and tutor, Socrates, on the subject as follows: \u201cAccording to mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves [. . .] And so, when a person meets the half that is his very own, whatever his orientation, whether it\u2019s to young men or not, then something wonderful happens: the two are struck from their senses by love, by a sense of belonging to one another, and by desire, and they don\u2019t want to be separated from one another, not even for a moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

So it seems that not only did Socrates believe in love at first sight, but he also believed in the concept of finding a perfect soulmate<\/a>\u2014which is all well and good, but is there any modern evidence to back up his ancient conjecture?<\/p>\n

The answer isn\u2019t so simple.<\/p>\n

What’s next for your love life? Find out with a psychic love reading.<\/a><\/p>\n

Crazy Little Thing Called…<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Love. Lust. Attraction. Affection. Love may indeed be a splendid thing, but it isn\u2019t always easy to define. When you get down to it, the measure of true heart\u2019s desire can be summed up by that oft-infuriating phrase: \u201cI love you, but I\u2019m not in love<\/em> with you.\u201d Being attracted to someone does not necessarily equate to being in love with them, nor does love predicate attraction. So, for the sake of argument, let\u2019s talk about the power of attraction and the impact it has on potential romantic partners.<\/p>\n

Human beings are sentient creatures: the choices we make are based on information we intuit via the sensory input of sight, smell, sound, touch and even taste.<\/p>\n

Some scientists posit that deep in our \u201clizard brain,\u201d the sense of smell is the most primal element of attraction, and when set off by undetectable yet potent hormones called pheromones, we can be instantly magnetized to individuals\u2014even those who fail to meet socially accepted standards of beauty\u2014by the innate power aroused by someone who \u201cjust smells right.\u201d But that\u2019s only one element in the love at first sight–or in this case, love at first scent<\/em>–equation.<\/p>\n

We are acculturated by environment, temperament, and experience to find some aesthetic combinations more pleasing than others. So, when we cross paths with someone who hits all, or at least most of the marks on our personal checklist of things we find attractive, we are immediately drawn to that individual.<\/p>\n

If the attraction is mutual? Bingo! Love at first sight.<\/p>\n

But is it really love?<\/p>\n

Maybe.<\/p>\n

Great Expectations<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If the first blush of passion is really strong between two people, the next step in the cycle is often \u201cprojection.\u201d Since it\u2019s impossible to know how someone you\u2019ve only just met truly thinks, feels, or behaves, in order to maintain the forward momentum of romance, those newly in love often project the desired qualities of a perfect partner on the person they\u2019ve paired up with, and hope that as time goes by, the reality will align with their expectations.<\/p>\n

In cases where projected reality matches up with the actual person, and when that happens for both parties involved, love at first sight can actually evolve into love for the long haul. However, when the projection and the reality don\u2019t mesh, for one or both lovers, then love at first sight fizzles like a firecracker in the rain, leaving behind only a sad scent of regret, and a sense of \u201cwhat might have been.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, what\u2019s the truth about love at first sight?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s elusive, but for some lucky souls, it\u2019s also out there.<\/p>\n

Think you\u2019ve found \u201cthe one,\u201d but you\u2019d really like to be sure? A KEEN advisor<\/a> can help decipher the course of your true love to see if it runs smooth.<\/em>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019re looking for a quote on the subject of love, there\u2019s no one more prolific than William Shakespeare. So of course, when it comes to the topic of love at first sight, one could certainly expect him to weigh in with an opinion. Sure enough, in Act III, Scene IV of As You Like …<\/p>\n

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