Infatuation is instant desire.It's one set of glands calling to another.
Love is friendship that has caught fire.It takes root and grows-one day at a time.
Infatuation is marked by a feeling of insecurity.You are excited and eager,but not geniunely happy.There are nagging doubts,unanswered questions,little bits and pieces about your beloved that you would just as soon not examine too closely.It might spoil the dream.
Love is the quiet understanding and mature acceptance of imperfection.It is real.It gives you strength and grows beyond you-to bolster your beloved.
You are warmed by their presence,even when they are away.
Miles do not seperate you.You want them near,but near or far,you know they are yours and you cant wait.
Infatuation says, "We must get married right away,I can't risk losing them."
Love says, "Be patient.Don't panic.They are is yours.Plan your future with confidence."
Infatuation has an element of sexual excitement.If you are honest,you will admit it is difficult to be in one another's company unless you are sure it will end in intimacy.
Love is the maturation of friendship.You must be friends before you can be lovers.
Infatuation lacks confidence.When they're away,you wonder if they're cheating.Sometimes you check.
Love means trust.You are calm,secure and unthreatened.They feels that trust and it makes them even more trustworthy.
Infatuation might lead you to do things you'll regret later,but love never will.
Love lifts you up.It makes you look up.It makes you think up.It makes you a better person than you were before.

*written by ann landers. *