Lust Versus Love
And How I Learned the Difference
When I was younger, I was taught that the best measure of a long term relationship was to have an incredible sex life. The logic was, that if sex was terrible, then the relationship was doomed to failure, in part because the intimacy that you gain from sex was the glue that held all the moving parts together. And well, sex of course is magical and could fix everything. This, sentiment lead me down the path of confusing lust for love. While I have no real regrets about my past (because I wouldn’t be where I am today without those experiences), I do revel at the overwhelming power lust had over my senses, specifically rational thought, and more to the point, my own lack there of. I fuelled one relationship for far too long with lust, because I had no idea that something much more sustainable was out there… love.
Definition Time: Love VS Lust
In order to really get us all on the same page here, or at least see how I could confuse love for lust, it is important that we get those pesky definitions out of the way.
“Lust: is a strong craving for sex. It also can mean a hunger for anything, like lust for power. While lust isn’t a dirty word, it is a strong word. You don’t have lust for something you don’t really care about. Lust is a strong, powerful desire, whether it’s a…
