Is Love a Matter of Chance or Choice?
Can we choose who to love?
Love is the most fascinating concept in the world. Ever since I was a kid, I was fascinated by the way love works. How is it that two people just by looking at each other suddenly feel an enormous attraction to one another?
Can we choose who we love? If yes, why do people still stay in abusive relationships or cheat on their longtime partners? And most importantly can we just stop loving someone?
Everyone has their own opinions and beliefs when it comes to something as complicated as love. Some people think that falling in love is a matter of timing; others, that it’s something that can be attributed to pure luck.
So, what’s the right answer? Do we have a saying in who we’re gonna fall in love with? Is love, after all, a matter of chance or choice?
The Difference Between Attraction and Love
I think the first step to answering the question of whether love is a matter of chance or choice, is to differentiate between attraction and love. That’s necessary because people often misinterpret their attraction for someone as love.
In reality, those two are completely different feelings.
