Falling in Love at First Sight, is it Lust or Sincerity?
- U-Report
"That wonderful intoxicating feeling doesn't last long. Also, if one is looking for a long-term partner, love, at first sight, is not a sign that you have found the right partner. It has more to do with physical attraction and lust than long-lasting romantic love," Ryden explains.
Love or addiction?
The early stages of love can look similar to addiction, Deborah Lee said where the areas of the brain that are active at the first glance are similar to when addicted to cocaine.
When a lover is focused on their partner, they feel crazy, experience mood swings along with bouts of euphoria, act obsessively or compulsively, live in a distorted reality and often depend on others, just like a person's behavior when addicted to cocaine.
However, these feelings soften as the relationship ages. The later stages of romantic love no longer mimic drug addiction, according to a 2016 study in the journal Frontiers in Psychology.