Love vs. Infatuation

            Love and Infatuation are two topics that are considerably important to Catholics or any Christian I should say. Love is a strong emotional feeling of friendship toward another while infatuation is merely an attraction to the opposite sex. Catholics try to show the young ones the differences between both so for them to choose love which of course is the right one. As a catholic myself I try my best everyday not to fall into temptation and choose infatuation over love. .
             Infatuation usually occurs because of the mere reason that everything happens so quickly, similarly to love. Qualities that come along with love differ greatly from those ridiculous ones that come with infatuation. In love both partners support each other's growth in becoming a better person while in infatuation they are only concerned about physical appearances and social status. Love involves shared freedom and enables a person to be and share his or herself in honest ways with the partner and others but if this happens in infatuation it only leads to difficulties because of jealousy and suspicion. True love lasts forever and even leads to marriage but whatever sparked infatuation fades quickly and lonely terminates by harming the other person.
             One of the greatest things that are expected to derive from infatuation is gratification of sexual ways; this is the one thing that Christians are sacred about because we wait until marriage hence, believing in true live. Love helps improve relationships with others especially in-laws but infatuation is self-based having too much pride in themselves and not worrying about others. Persons infatuated are impatient and don't give thoughtful consideration to certain things and situations because they are too concerned about social and financial status, unlike people in love. Also infatuated people expect lasting satisfaction of all kind no matter what, which definitely includes sex, while people care in spite of difficulties and lack of possible rewards including sex.