There are also families in which excessive emotionality is not welcomed, and words of love are considered unnecessary. Like, actions speak for themselves, and words are not needed in this matter. In addition, the child becomes acquainted with the theme of love through fairy tales, cartoons, movies and books. Princesses fall in love with princes, get married, and then live happily ever after. From an early age we understand that love is something important and special. Something without which there is no life. And many people meet their first “love,” if not in kindergarten, then certainly in high school. But is this love? Are butterflies in the stomach about love or infatuation? What about the impossibility of living without the object of one’s affection? Are there differences between love and infatuation? And if there is, then how to separate one from the other? Falling in love is, one might say, the first stage of infatuation with another person. You can fall in love with a close friend or someone you don't even know. You will dream about him or her around the clock, sing his/her virtues and experience euphoria from just one glance cast by the object of your desire on you. This is really great. However, many people rightly believe that falling in love is a shaky and immature feeling, far from true love. This is especially true when it comes to feelings for a celebrity or any other person who doesn’t even know you exist. Often a person falls in love not even with a real person, but with an image he has invented. It's comfortable. And it can continue endlessly if you feed your attachment with fantasies and illusions. Love is a more mature feeling. We can say that falling in love is an attraction to the image of a person, and love is an attraction to a person. Infatuation does not always turn into love. It can flare up instantly and then go out instantly. It was as if nothing had happened. How to understand what motivates you - love or infatuation? Each person has to answer this question independently. The main thing is not to lie to yourself, not to try to force yourself to fall in love with someone out of a feeling of loneliness, for example. Because you may end up feeling disappointed and regretting the time you have stolen from both yourself and the other person.