What is the difference between love and friendship?
WHAT DO FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE HAVE IN COMMON

Both feelings are sometimes completely impossible to explain. It is still impossible to say unequivocally why we choose some people for love or friendship relationships and at the same time completely ignore others, even if they objectively suit us more.

In addition, in both love and friendship, the most important thing is how we communicate with others: care, attention, sincere interest strengthen these feelings, make them deeper and stronger. And neither one nor the other should be taken for granted: we change, and our interests and preferences change after us. Sincerity, the desire to solve problems, the desire to make efforts to maintain intimacy — this is the main secret of the existence of both love and friendship.




WHAT DISTINGUISHES LOVE FROM FRIENDSHIP?

It is difficult to answer this question, and yet we feel that there is a difference.

1. Love usually occurs between two people. Yes, relationships can exist in many ways, but as a rule, we want the partner to be the only one. If we love several partners at the same time, we are judged. Unlike love, friendship can unite many different people: you can be friends at least ten times and not feel shame and guilt at the same time.

2. Lovers are tightly connected with each other. If one feels bad, the other also suffers. If a loved one is happy, we rejoice with him. Other people's experiences and emotions are felt as their own, and I want to give everything to make my beloved feel good. Of course, friends also feel our pain and share our joy, but they are not so acutely aware of our states and do not actively join our emotions.

3. Falling in love and love are accompanied by bodily reactions. When we meet the object of our passion, our heart literally jumps out of our chest, our palms sweat, we experience strong excitement. When we meet with friends, we are happy, but still we do not have to pacify butterflies in the stomach. In addition, love is always associated with physical attraction, but there is no such thing in friendship (if it is friendship, and not love, which disguises itself as it).

4. Love often begins with a note of madness. It is unlikely that you will dream at night about the upcoming meeting with a friend and see dreams about him. And lovers often suffer from "love insomnia" and enjoy dreams about their partner. They fall asleep and wake up with the thought of a loved one. Sometimes they think about each other in the turmoil of the working day, and at a meeting with friends, and in the queue for bread. Friends may also experience some obsession, but not with a friend, but with a common goal, ideas, interests.

Sometimes it is difficult to say what is the difference between true friendship and love. If you are not sure how you feel about someone, check yourself on this list.

For comparison, remember the moments when you were definitely in love. Also decide: what do you expect from this person, what do you want from him?

Take a closer look at friendship, compare how you treat other friends and the object of possible love. Determine for yourself whether you really want to take the relationship to another level.