True love is chemical, that is why people say they have a "chemical bond", or whatever you may call it. The belief of religion corresponds with this. I believe there is someone out there for everyone. (maybe two or three) I believe in soul-mates, and I believe what is obvious to me, that being that I'm in love with an amazing person whom I share a deep, mental and physical connection with, and he obviously feels the same. I do understand where you're coming from. It is innate for us to have the urge to mate, I know all too well. But with practices of safety, abstinence or otherwise, it seems to make it worth the wait. Honestly. I'm not claiming I know everything about true love. But I stand tall when I say I have found someone I know to be it.
I totally know what you're talking about. I myself have always described the kind of love/attraction as "chemical compatibility"...which is basically the same thing as "chemical bond" I guess. It's the pheromones, and not everyone can be attracted to the same type of pheromones. It seems there is(are?) certain type(s) of pheromones that one finds to be more compatible with one's own than others. I've felt this kind of chemical attraction with my current crush, as well as a couple of other girls since I began dating. Pretty deep stuff, indeed.
You're talking about lust. Love requires some cognitive thinking, in addition. That's why it has the potential to last.
Yes.. love requires people's minds to be on the same wavelength.. that's one of the reasons I love my girlfriend so much, we think in the same ways.
Hmm, you've raised a very good point! And agree, pheromones are typically linked with lust rather than with love in the emotional sense. Although, what is really strange about my own case at least is that, even though I feel that "chemical" attraction to someone, I also recognize the feeling to be unlike anything lust-induced. As a matter of fact, I don't think about my current crush in sexual way primarily, but instead I fantasize about the two of us simply living together happily ever after. Yeah yeah, all that mushy and disgustingly cute stuff, lol. She and I are in tricky situations respectively, and for these reasons I have not pursued anything with her. But something magical happens every time she and I are together, like the air takes on this sweet undertone and being with her feels like the most natural thing in the world. Nothing too intimate, she and I are friends at this point. But I have a gut feeling that she's aware of this special connection that has developed between us, too. I definitely wouldn't call it lust, but there's something quite "chemical" about it all the same. I was speaking to a friend of mine a little while ago and she mentioned something about past lives. Come to think of it, there is something spiritual about the connection I have with this girl. It's nothing obvious like being able to read each other's mind or something like that. It's just something subtle, but I DO perceive it as a spiritual connection of some sort. Maybe she and I had been together in another life and what I'm feeling now is just a reminder of that. It's pretty complex!
Don't listen to the people who say "You're just 16... it's not real love." At 13 I met a girl and fell in love. At 16 she became my first girlfriend, my first kiss, and at 17 we gave each other our virginity. Now we're engaged to be married, and moving across the country with each other. I'm sure someone will say "You'll regret it..." but I say... fuck you... just because you've been unable to find someone you're truly compatible with, and in love with doesn't mean other people can't... and can't at a young age.