Do i want you? Or do i desire you?

The pathetic difference yet similarity between these mind twisting concepts.

How do you know the difference between wanting and desiring?

Is there a difference? Is there not?

All questions i sometimes ask myself when faced with the situation of having to narrow down weather i want something with someone because i desire them or because i truly want them. For me desire is when i am just in lust with someone, kind of like when you want something that you cant have — it then becomes desirable.

When i truly want someone everything changes. It goes beyond the physical aspect and lies deep within the emotional connection. When i want someone, i begin to imagine what my life would be like with them by my side. I picture them having an impact on the way i go by my day to day routine.

I think most of us tend to desire instead of want because wanting someone can open many doors which at one point can lead to pain, deception or sadness; and therefore people tend to avoid opening those doors if they can. So far in my life ive found that opening those doors has always led me to disappointment.

Disappointment that i wanted someone who was never going to want me back.
Disappointment that i poured time and effort into feelings that weren’t mutual.
Disappointed that all that time i was just made a fool of.

So at the end of the day is it better to desire or to want?
Is it better to indulge in lust but keep up our walls, or is it worth breaking down the walls and trying to pursue the person you truly want?

Who knows. Its all up you really ☺

Bye.