How can someone be afriad of falling in love if they have never really experienced it?

Question

I have a friend who is afraid of love..or maybe incapable of falling in love with someone???..is that possible??

Answer 1

Perhaps she sees what so many "in love' folk go through. It can be intimidating and scary. It can also be the best thang that ever happens to her. Ya just never know what can and will happen when love is involved.

Answer 2

I think that your question answered itself. If you think about it generally, when someone is afraid of something, it is usually because they do not know what to expect. Therefore, someone who has never experienced love will definitely be afraid of it.
I think that it is possible of the incapability of loving, but that would most likely be the deep seeded issue of something that has happened in the past. Just be there for your friend emotionally and whenever s/he needs to talk.

Answer 3

there afraid of the unknown- But if they think that all the time, then their never going to know what love is u have to experience it first To get some sort of feedback. Being in love can be the best feeling in the world. On the other hand if it doesn't last, it can be a heartbreaker. But like everything in life if u don't experience it -you'll never know!! Go for it !!!! good luck :) Donna

Answer 4

Everyone is able to fall in love and is capable of loving. However it is harder for some to "fall" in love than others.

Reasons why She may be Scared:

1. Your friend may be scared because she has seen what a broken heart can do to a person

2. Fear of what it takes to keep a healthy and strong relationship

3. Scared of having to worry for someone other than herself

And the most likely one...

4. Scared to lose herself once she commits to another person. While in love with another person, people some times feel that they lose their individuality. Losing your identity is a scary thing, and in some relationships people do lose that.

Answer 5

I don't think it's impossible to be incapable of falling in love but since everyone talks about how their hearts been broken, it's scary to fall even in like. Your friend may have friends who have been hurt since they've been in love and she knows from seeing that love equals hurt.

Answer 6

Are you afraid of jumping off a high bridge even if you have an elastic band strapped to your leg? Of course!

We are all afraid of something, and maybe your friend sees love as a risk. This could be as a result of his/her parents’ relationship. If he/she witnessed power battles and fights or an unloving silent relationship than he/she will come to believe that this is what love is.

Answer 7

Fear of the unknown. Fear of attachment. Fear of what you imagine said experience to be life - and for many people love can be linked with hate, with anger, with pain.... if that is all a child sees from his parents, then could you blame them?

People are afraid of dying, or of plane crashes etc.. and no one has died... so you can certainly fear what you have not experienced

Answer 8

I have a 25 Year-Old Son. Who, because of me & His Mother's Divorce? Is scared to commt himself to someone. He has relationships. But he doesn't get too close for fear of going though what I did. (His Mother was too Horney) Be a Friend, and just hope for the best. Good Luck!

Answer 9

depends on their age. A person should approach intimate love with reverant fear and respect. Once you've experienced love and then lose it, you are lonelier than when you were alone. There is a healthy fear. On the other hand there is an unhealthy fear, crippling fear.

Answer 10

They are afraid because they've seen the pain others go through when relationships end. They don't know that the joy they are missing out on, is often worth the pain of it ending...things run their course.