being "in love" lexi1012: There is a post below about falling out of love. Well, I read somewhere about a study that concluded the feeling of being "in love" lasts for maybe a year.
Okay, so that "in love" feeling - that rush you feel when you first meet someone doesn't last. There is no way that you can go through all the things you do when you live with someone and still feel that same magic. After seeing all the disgusting stuff of someone else (no need to elaborate!) you aren't going to feel the same as you did at the beginning.
But I don't think that means you have fallen out of love. You still love the person, but the love changes and evolves. If people expect that feeling to last than they shouldn't be getting married. Or, perhaps, they never felt the feeling of being in love and are longing to find it.
Re: being "in love" sosad05: I agree with you. I also think people tend to get married to quickly or in my case too young. I also think when the going gets rough in a marriage, people tend to give up to easily. Or, they are unhappy and rather than communicate with their spouse, they find an affair. Its a sad sad society we live in. :'(
Re: being "in love" lexi1012: The giving up part is certainly true with me. My husband couldn't handle not getting along perfectly all the time or not having the freedom to do whatever he pleased. Well, that's marriage! And it's not just marriage - every relationship has it's ups and downs. The parent child relationship is the toughest one there is, but fortunately the majority of us don't walk away from that when the going gets rough.
Re: being "in love" Psyner: Any idea where you read that study? After being with my wife close to 6 years she says she loves me deeply, but doesn't know if she's "in love...."
Re: being "in love" Psyner: Found it
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0511/051129-romance-e.html
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