Introduction

To start with, there is no widely agreed definition of love and lust. Often when we talk about lust versus love, there is this hierarchy that comes to mind where love is scripted as being superior to lust. But that isn’t the case! Lust is not inferior to love, it’s just different. Lust can help us feel the following: desired, playful, sexy, and attractive, which is important in its own right. Sometimes one may wonder how to tell the difference between the two, there are some important things to know about both of these feelings. 

Love

The meaning of love and things associated with it can vary from person to person, relationship to relationship, and across cultures. Love is defined as a deep or passionate feeling of connection or affection that often involves an element of emotional attachment. The key takeaway is that love is primarily rooted in emotional, spiritual, and mental intimacy.

Lust

Lust though different than love, is a completely normal biological feeling that describes the desire for physical intimacy and refers to physical attraction. Lust is primarily rooted in physical and sexual intimacy.

Differences between Love and Lust

Yes, there are differences between Love and Lust, but they vary. To start with, love is the feeling of wanting or needing to be with someone, caring about their happiness, and sharing personal thoughts and concerns with them, while lust is primarily rooted in physical and sexual intimacy. Also, love is a much broader concept that includes deeper emotional connection and usually, a desire to make that relationship last, while lust is a state of overwhelming sexual and physical excitement and craving for someone else.  Moreover, love is sometimes a sexual, emotionally driven, romantic, emotional, and spiritual connection that can be experienced with or without lust, while lust is always a sexual, physically driven connection that can be experienced with or without love.  However, love isn’t as exciting as lust or infatuation, you can still experience lust for someone while being in love with them. You may also notice that infatuation can lessen and be replaced by sincere, realistic love and caring for the other person which is a good thing.

Conclusion

Keep in mind that if you find yourselves disclosing personal details to each other that you don’t normally share, you’re providing each other with emotional support, you’re integrating them into your life, and you’re thinking about your future together, it’s probably love. Meanwhile, if someone only wants to spend time with you in bed and doesn’t seem interested in your life beyond the walls of the bedroom, odds are you’re dealing with lust. One common thing with both love and lust is stress. It is prudent to note that these emotions are normal, and everyone is learning how to navigate them.