the concept of infatuation. It has always
been my understanding that being ‘infatuated’ with
someone means you think you are in love, but you’re
actually not; infatuation is (supposedly) just a foolish,
fleeting feeling. But if being ‘in love’ is an
abstract notion, and it’s not tangible, and there is no
way to physically prove it to anyone else… well, how is
being in love any different than having an infatuation?
They’re both human constructions. If you think
you’re in love with someone and you feel like
you’re in love with someone, then you obviously are;
thinking and feeling is the sum total of what love is. Why do
we feel an obligation to certify emotions with some kind of
retrospective, self-imposed authenticity?