Tag: falling in love

The idea of "falling in love" as an all-consuming passion over which we seem to have little control, is standard romantic fare. We meet someone with whom there is a strong physical and even emotional attraction. We may even get to the stage where we become mildly obsessed. We can't seem to get this love interest out of our minds. We not only think about this lucky one constantly, but when we see him/her we often get all warm and fuzzy inside and our body might do things which we didn't exactly plan for. Finally, we get hitched and regrettably, sometime after, the excitement gradually wanes or, for some, comes to a screeching halt. Then some of us claim to have "fallen out of love." Did we honestly expect to maintain these heady feelings for a lifetime and what are our relationship options in marriage when this intensity begins to fade?

Oh, that sweet feeling of falling in love! That dizzying magical enchanted feeling that all is right with the world, and certainly with you as you feel swept off your feet. Then of course, reality sets in. He snores, leaves his clothes on the floor of the closet, and wet towels—well, that too. He comes home tired and spends the weekend asleep on the couch or buried in work. You feel abandoned, neglected and, although you love him, you hardly feel in love.