do people ever mistake lust for love?

Answer 1

When I separate the person from who they are, i.e. a body part, that person has an incredible bottom, or they are hot, I am separating the person from who they are to how they appear/look. I am also idealizing who they are based on the objectification of their body, i.e., because that person is hot, I would like to get to know them, or somehow they are appealing emotionally mentally because they are hot. As I am objectifying, lust shows itself in fantasy. What would I like, what would I like to do with and to them. So I would say when the idealized picture of this person is replaced with reality, IE., who they really are. You can accept and be willing to see past faults, issues, problems because Love carries no jealousy, love doesn't judge, love don't do anything for self gratitude, love gives unconditionally, love is trust, love is respect, love is truth!

Answer 2

It's an all-too-common error in this modern day and age to mistake lust for love, because we see lust substitued for love all over the media. Stars and artists and actors and famous people are always making decision about their lives based on lust not love, in real life and in the movies. Too many people today mistake the two because that's what they see on TV, and on TV everyone lives happily ever after when they finally get the person they've lusted for the entire movie; but it happens all the time.

If your mom never gave you butter on your toast during the entire 18 years that you stayed home, you would get out to the real world, buy some butter, and then be surprised, (I can't believe it's not "I can't believe it's not butter"). Or if you were given splenda for years and years while calling it sugar, and everyone else called it sugar, and when you asked for sugar, they handed you splenda, you would eventually accept it as a substitute, or even possibly mistake it for the real thing.

But have no fear, dear, the real thing is here! Read the Bible, where butter is butter, and splenda doesn't exist. That's the one place that clearly outlines what is love and what is not, and if you ever have any trouble distinguishing the two, ask God.

Answer 3

I think people mistake that feeling you get when you are lusting after someone for love its a true mistake...Its the oldest one on the books....LOL

Answer 4

if you want to know is it lust or love, you just look at the future can you take the mistakes of the other half or you fed up easily.

Answer 5

All the time.
Everyone get's wrapped up in the idea of love, especially in the begining stages of a realationship that they think they are in love.
Although, lust can turn into love with time.

Answer 6

definetly especially those who've haven't really been in relationship before and are new to it, think lust is love, everyone does that at first but then u learn, i thought my first relationship was love but it was lust cos i jus wanted to get physical thats all, lol it depends on how naive u are, but i've learnt from my past and now i definetly knw i'm in LOVE....

Answer 7

Only those people who do NOT know what LOVE is!!

if you have to ask what love is they you haven't experinced it only lust or infatuation...

Love is when you feel like the other person is your true soul-mate and truly part of you

Answer 8

yup theres a fine line between love and lust ya can neva really tell the difference lol

Answer 9

All the time

Answer 10

depends on the person

i couldnt - i know what love feels like - that really knocks you for six -lust is momentary