Why can it be so hard to tell the difference between love, lust, and infatuation they’re all similar in ways but VERY different?

[Anonymous]

[DaveJord]

They really aren't all the that different.

Love- an intense feeling of deep affection.
Infatuation - intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something
Lust- very strong sexual desire.

You ever been in love with someone romantically you were not infatuated with?
You ever been infatuated with someone romantically without any degree lust?
You ever had lust for someone that you could love or be infatuated with?

[DaveJord]

Love is what you have left after the infatuation is over, but don't think infatuation is not love... and lust is just s sense of sexual desire... so have you ever loved or been infatuated with someone romantically without lust... be it love or infatuation lust is the vibe or spark that makes it all work.

[DaveJord]

A flower is a flower, a seed is a seed... but you can't have a flower without a seed, and the seed will not grow without water.

Flower=Love
Seed= Infactuation
Water= Lust

[clampfan101]

Sometimes people feeling things similar to love want to believe that it is love. They believe it so much that they can’t see the difference, often refusing to look at the differences. It’s basically denial.

[itsalyssaagain]

Lust and infatuation wear off. Love doesn’t.

[LiamJHayden]

It isn't for me because I do not define "love" as a feeling. I define it as the choice to seek the best for the other.

[msc545]

They are really the same thing just with different intensities.

[Rockstarrrrr]

Well, you can tell the difference with the help of one thing... Time!

[Yannishka]

It is?

[Asker]

For me not really. But some people have a hard time

[Yannishka]

Lust: I wanna fuck him.
Love: I want to be with him.