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Answer the following questions:
1. How would you define "love"?
2. How would you define "infatuation"?
3. What, in your opinion, is the difference between the two?
YOU likely had little or no trouble answering the questions above. After all, it's easy to see the difference between love and infatuation when you're just thinkin hypothetically. All that can change, though, the moment you set your eyes on the boy or girl of your dreams. Suddenly you're smitten, and nothing else matters. You're hopelessly in love. Or are you? Is it love-or is it infatuation? How can i tell? To answer, first consider you view of the opposite sex. For example consider the following questions:
¤What did you think of the opposite sex when you were five years old?
¤What do you think of the opposite sex now?
Your answers likely reveal that when you hit puberty, you gained a new appreciation for the opposite sex. What Youths say: "i've noticed that girls are a little prettier than they used to be."
Now that you're noticing the opposite sex, how can you cope with these powerful feelings? Instead of pretending that they don't exist- a surefire way to intensify them- you can use this as a wonderful opportunity to learn something about attraction, infatuation, and love. Understanding these three facets of romance can spare you needless heartache and help you, in time to fine real true love.

ATTRACTION {What you see}
It's normal to be attracted to someone who is outwardly beautiful of handsome. The problem is, what you see isn't alway what you get. Why? Because looks can be deceiving. Even the bible states: "As a gold nose ring in the snout me a pig, so is a woman that is pretty but that is turning away from sensibleness." (Proverbs 11:22) Of course, the same principle applies to boys.

INFATUATION {What You Feel}