Falling in Love. (husband, kids, sex, personality)

[the minx]

Is it possible to fall in love with someone you've never dated? And I do mean In Love, not just infatuation (if there is even a difference).

Maybe it's someone you work with daily or someone you are friends with; Someone you have known for a while, not just someone you met.

Does (in) love require physical intimacy?

[JeepGirl118]

Sure, it's possible. No, it doesn't require physical intimacy. Our brain is the biggest sex organ of all.

[teatime]

You bet it's possible. There are different kinds of love. And I'd venture to say that in a lot of cases, physical intimacy actually can be devoid of love and based on physical need and lust, instead.

[SD4020]

Yes it is. And is likely a strong bond that would be hard to break.

[TKramar]

There are many different kinds of love. Most people love their kids or pets, but they don't sleep with them. Most people anyhow. Love is a form of emotional bond...that's all.

[Mr.Cat]

Anything is possible.

[veuvegirl]

Yup, that is what happened with my husband and I. We were best friends for over a year, and then it just hit me. I loved him.

[Kazz]

Yes. That's how it happened to me the first time. She was part of a group that I hung out with.

I got to know her and like her,and one morning I woke up and realized I was in love with her.

[malamute]

I lean to it being just infatuation because how else will you get to know the other except by interaction away from work and a certain amount of time together?

In the workplace, we see one side of someone and people in the workplace will often present only a professional side of themselves.

[TKramar]

Infatuation, I would think, would be more of a physical attraction.

"Why do you like HIM?"

"Because he's hot."

as opposed to:

"Why do you like HIM?"

"Because he's got a great personality, and I respect the way he treats other people."

or "...he seems like a hard worker, and shows devotion to something outside himself."