Do you believe in Love at first sight?

So we’ve all heard stories about the elusive “right one” and how it can evolve from a fairy-tale “love at first sight” encounter.

You know what I’m talking about, finding your one true love … Your soul mate … Your other half – the other person that will eventually COMPLETE you. But before we get carried away and get all mushy and teary, let me ask you this: Is love at first sight really possible?

There are many legendary stories surrounding the notion of love at first sight.

Some say the world simply stops when you gaze upon this person’s gorgeousness. Some say you feel all nervous and jittery and you feel butterflies in your stomach due to all the nervous tension. Some even say that you hear wedding bells in your head … bla, bla, bla and so on and so forth.

Although it’s not impossible to feel these groundbreaking experiences, but seriously, can you feel this from a person you just met?

What some people don’t realize is that the theory of “love at first sight” – is an absolute joke!

Yes that’s right, you heard me. The theory of “love at first sight” is a BIG JOKE.

Let’s get real here, how can you love someone at a first glance?? I think the term “LUST at first sight” would be more applicable in this scenario.  If you come across this super hunk or super hottie and you suddenly feel that “butterflies in your stomach” feeling you only see in the movies, trust me – it’s just a PHASE. I bet you that you’ll be upset later on when you eventually realize that the guy or girl you’re crushing on is not what you really want.

Let’s take a look at an example. Let’s say you’re just head over the heels in love with Robert Pattinson from Twilight, somehow, by some strange twist of faith you bump into each other on the street … Your eyes lock … Both your hearts pound like a hundred Shanghai drums … You both break into a nervous sweat … and you both feel that something magical is happening.

But then as you get to know him, he ends up to be as dumb as a lamp and as boring as a dried cracker (not that he is in real life, I’m just citing an example so don’t hate) and suddenly, any images of your one great love at first glance has simply just vanished. You realize that he’s just an eye candy that’s all. No substance, no challenge and no thrill whatsoever.

The reality is; the “right one” doesn’t have to be someone who’s extremely good looking or whom you’re really attracted to because most of the time attraction and infatuation goes hand in hand. To be honest I’d much rather end up with a friend because if your friends with someone, you don’t need to impress him or her, you just stay as you are and he/she accepts you for who you are.

Of course we all know that friendship is a dangerous territory to cross because once you cross it – you can never go back. But if it’s worth it, wouldn’t you want to take the plunge? I’d much rather have love “creep” up on me so then I suddenly just find myself in love with a friend as oppose to feeling all warm and fuzzy initially only to get bored in the end.

Here’s one thing you have to realize: Feelings are deceptive and emotions are a trap! Sometimes it’s more advisable for you to step back and think before getting caught up in a flurry of emotions because it’s so easy to get caught up in the “moment.”

So the next time you meet and practically fall in love with an attractive and mysterious stranger – think twice. No, think thrice! And think HARD. Just because you’re really attracted to him/her in the initial stages, it doesn’t mean you’re automatically in love.

At the end of the day, make sure you end up with the “right one” not the “lust one.”

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