Love and Lust - Are They the Same Or Different?

In this world there is love and lust; are they one in the same? Can one occur with out the other? The answer is yes!

Lust is the physical feeling you get when you visually see someone who is desirable. You like that persons style, you like their physique. The way he is built with his muscles or her breasts. Lust makes your stomach flip and gives you the giddy feeling that you have when you're near that person. Lust is the desire for self-gratification. Lust and sexual desire usually go hand in hand. It's the physical attraction.

Love however is the thing that last. It is the feeling that you want the best for the other person. Love is having the desire to put the other person first above your own need. Love does not require a physical attraction but usually occurs because you are in love. Love is what grows with time. The Bible speaks of love in 1 Corinthians 13. It tells us love is patient and kind and doesn't envy and doesn't keep record of wrong. It protects and trusts.

So the question is can you have them both? Yes! You can be physically attracted to someone and have those desires and yet still love that person. The problem is if you have lust without love what kind of relationship will you have? Not much of one. Not one that will last. If your have love and lust for that person. Well your lucky. Over time the feeling of lust will come and go in a relationship but, love takes you through the dip till you can fell those giddy feeling again. It's kind of like a roller coaster ride; there's ups and downs in the relationship but love carries us through it all.

I'm Dr. Mama aka Debbie Krause I give advice on relationships, dating, love, family issues and marriage. If you need advice please visit me at http://www.askdrmamalove.com and ask your questions.

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