What is infatuation?
Someone who is infatuated is constantly thinking about that person, Fogel Mersy adds.
Signs of infatuation:
Infatuation vs. love.
“Love is more than just a feeling,” Suh says.
Love is not self-serving but the willingness to sacrifice and/or compromise."
Fogel Mersy puts it this way: “Loving someone means knowing them.
Love is a form of intimacy, and intimacy requires being known and seen.”
Does infatuation turn into love?
That said, infatuation can turn into love sometimes.
How long does infatuation last in a relationship?
Infatuation usually happens immediately after meeting someone for the first time, Suh explains.
But there’s not really a set amount of time that it lasts in every relationship.
(Here’s more onhow long it takes to fall in love.)
Is infatuation a bad thing?
Infatuation is not necessarily a bad thing, according to Fogel Mersy.
“It just requires getting to know someone more intimately for it to grow into love.”
But infatuation can be unhealthy in extremes, Suh notes.
It is important to have sexual/physical attraction toward someone to develop a romantic relationship," she says.
The bottom line.
Infatuation can be a normal part of the early stages ofgetting to know someoneor of a new relationship.
