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Old 09-26-2009, 01:13 PM
 
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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?
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Old 09-26-2009, 01:16 PM
 
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Sure, it's possible. No, it doesn't require physical intimacy. Our brain is the biggest sex organ of all.
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Old 09-26-2009, 01:21 PM
 
Location: Texas
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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.
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Old 09-26-2009, 01:45 PM
 
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Yes it is. And is likely a strong bond that would be hard to break.
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Old 09-26-2009, 02:54 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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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.
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Old 09-26-2009, 03:00 PM
 
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Anything is possible.
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Old 09-26-2009, 03:06 PM
 
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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.
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Old 09-26-2009, 03:15 PM
 
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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.
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Old 09-26-2009, 03:18 PM
 
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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.
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Old 09-26-2009, 03:24 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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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."
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