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Love can happen within half a second

Love at First SightDisbelievers in love at first sight may have to think again, because a new research done by Florida State University shows that it takes only half a second to decide if someone is attractive and a potential mate. But is that real love in a time when the trend is gearing towards instant gratification and quick-fix relationships?

A guy meets a girl. He finds her attractive; she has a great personality and is cheerful too! What will most probably happen is that he will develop an instant crush on her or should we say love or lust at first sight? VJ Cyrus Sahukar feels ‘love-at-first-sight’ means you develop an affinity for someone who fits into the prototype of what a person you want. “Love is a very deep emotion, so I would definitely not call it love. All this instant gratification and liking you see in films, but real life is very different.” When you fall in love at first sight, it is sure that you don’t know the other person. But something in you, something that is difficult to explain — intuition, tells you that this is the right person.

A famous TV actress says, “My marriage was arranged by my parents and I got married. Today, I can’t live without my husband. It was definitely love at first sight and I will not demean the word ‘love’ with ‘lust’ because if you are looking for a relationship for keeps, one has to be smart about it.” Some people would say to fall in love at first sight is all about chemical connections and hormones. A famous Ad guru says, “I think it’s more like being zapped at first sight. Love happens after the first kiss and then you realise whether you want to move on or not. Anyone who needs visual stimuli to fall in love needs to go to the optician because love is a very deep thing. And, the young generation today tends to move towards instant gratification usually after they have had a couple of drinks.”

But does love at first sight really happen? A Hollywood Filmmaker says, “Love at first sight happens. You look at a person, you like him, the minds connect and you want to be with him. Just because youngsters today hook up with any individual because of the sheer urgency to be not left alone, does not mean that there can’t be relationships which started with ‘love-at-first-sight.” she seems to believe that just because the trend is towards instant gratification and chemical hormones, the tradition of investing in ‘relationships for keeps’ won’t disappear. And all that proves that love at first sight happens and not as rarely, as some people would think.

Written by James · Filed Under Relationship 

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