How many times have you met someone and determined within minutes that you were in love, only to discover it was just infatuation, lust or dementia? How do you know if the mere glance of a member of the opposite sex will turn from infatuation to a stalking charge? How do you know if a friendship will turn into something more? When it comes to love, there is no way of being certain how a relationship will turn out. It is all a part of the learning process.

Falling in love is hard to predict. Most certainly we all have tales of unrequited love, broken hearts and dashed dreams of what could have been. But obviously all relationships have to start somewhere; A friendship that becomes more, an infatuation that becomes a reality. Whatever it is, somewhere along the line we have all been in lust, infatuation and hopefully love. But, by far the hardest one to define is how we know when we love someone.

Contrary to the popular belief in Hollywood, love does not appear within three romantic days on a sunny beach in the tropics. Lust, infatuation and a good tan does, but not love. Real love comes from getting to know someone and still liking him or her. Love may ignite from a first touch or kiss, when every neuron begins to tingle in excitement, but it cannot burn on that forever. There must be substance that can only come from knowing someone intimately