I've had several people refer to love at first sight today, so this is how I feel about it.
I've never believed in love at first sight. I still don't. I believe that love is a compilation of memories, experiences, and emotions shared over a stretch of time. You can really learn to love any one. From person to person, it won't be the same, but you'll have moments where you will say to yourself, "Hey, this feels familiar."
A question for myself is, if I don't believe in love at first sight, then what should I call that feeling when you see someone you don't know and your body/mind tells you there some connection there? A deeper connection, beyond physical attraction. I know, positively, it is not love. I have loved. Maybe not as much as I could love someone else, but enough to know what it is. I suppose not every emotion needs a name and not every situation needs a title, but it's something I'd like to help myself understand.
One other thing I'd like to touch upon.. I don't really understand how someone could say they love you after one or two weeks of seeing each other. I know so many people who just throw it in the equation. I really believe it's losing it's meaning. Friends will just start saying it, or typing it, and in reality, they barely know the person they claim to love. How does that make sense? Call me old fashion, but say it and mean it. Understand it and feel it.
