"Love
in the heart was not meant there to stay. Love is not love till you give it away". For love to be ever lasting and eternal every one should be aware of the different stages of love and know its significance. Following are the different phases through which you will travel in your love life and only those who pass it will have an endless love.





Attraction
can be defined as something, which is more than friendship and is a step towards getting ready for a relationship. Now attraction is of two types:





Physical Attraction
happens when your body reacts to another person. Heart rate increases; temperature rises, palms get sweaty; stomach flutters; throat tightens; etc. This is what will tell you that you are ready for the first contact and also whether you are comfortable in the company of the other person.





Emotional Attraction
develops next if the circumstances are right. After being drawn to a person physically, you then begin to come closer. If you find you have things in common -- hobbies, ideologies, career, education, or some other common ground -- then an emotional attraction starts to form. Sometimes an emotional attraction can occur even when a physical attraction does not. And in this case, the bond will be stronger between the two who connect, since no preconceived notions based on physical appearance has occurred.





INTIMACY
Intimacy is something, which a person experiences when you learn to trust and believe your lover. It is a close association with another person of the deepest nature. You share you thoughts, feelings, and dreams. You feel free to discuss everything with this person and you are absolutely comfortable in his company. Thus intimacy develops gradually. If you can't establish intimacy with your partner, your relationship may work for a while, but is unlikely to endure throughout the years. Intimacy is actually the path to a true, healthy and beautiful relationship.





ROMANCE
Romance is the essence of a relationship. Without romance your love life will not exist. Romance is the true identity of your love. It brings out your true self and helps you be a better lover, husband and partner. Romance is a celebration of the life you live as part of a couple. It springs naturally and originates from within your heart. It makes you do things that you possibly couldn't have imagined to do otherwise. It shows you who you are and reminds you of the role you play in a relationship. Romance is not responsibility but it is caring about your responsibilities towards your lover and partner. Romance is the appreciation of two people who are celebrating the lucky coincidence that they found each other.

PASSION
The third stage is passion, which basically means a desire for another person, which has grown to an intensity that can't be ignored. This is often where an emotional relationship turns into a physical relationship. The passion stage is very important. For from here you will understand the true meaning and nature of your relationship. If there is no passion then its best to let go but if there is passion in your relationship then it is time to go on to the next stage.





COMMITMENT
The last stage is commitment. This is when you know that you want to spend your whole life with this person you love and you can do anything for him. It is when your whole world just revolves round your lover and you take a pledge to remain true to your mate throughout good and bad times, be by his side whenever he needs you.





Eyes Meet, it is like a Touch...a Spark...Attraction

that sounds like a bunch of hallmark hogwash.

i disagree with almost all of it, but i'll start with physical vs. emotional attraction. in most, if not all, of my relationships, there has always been a more spiritual/emotional/intellectual attraction prior to the physical.

i VERY seldom look at a guy and say 'wow' just based on his looks. it's once i am interested in him that he becomes more and more handsome and desireable.

commitment - i can still be completely in love with someone, yet not willing to commit for the rest of my life. i believe that people come into your life for special purpose, at certain times in your life, when you need each other. i don't necessarily believe that they are intended to stay there forever.

romance - love can't exist without out it? it might not be the ideal relationship, but love surely can, and does, exist without it. it has for me, and i'm sure millions of other women (and guys) love their partners yet the romance is non-existant or at the very least dwindled to nothing.

passion - you're saying if there's no passion, you should just turn and walk away? so you're saying 'if the sex sucks, leave'? personally if all other areas of the relationship were great, i'd try to work on that area too.

intimacy - while it might happen over time, there are people who i've met that i immediatey feel an overwhelming sense of comfort, rapport, and chemistry and it's as if i've known them forever. this doesn't mean that they are necessarily targeted as a romantic partner and it doesn't have to be something that occurs with time.

you do a really good job cutting and pasting these articles (or are they your words?) but, to me anyway, they are nothing more than someone's personal feelings about what love and relationship are, certainly not something to be taken in a general and educational sense.

All you need is love

Love is all you need

This makes me want to sing Kumbaya..........

Hey everyone knows I'm mingles pollyana!!

I love it!!

I want to experience it all!!!


(sorry)


Tammy