True Love VS Crush (Infatuation) - What's The Difference?

Psych2Go On the GO

09-06-2024 • 2 mins

Do you have a crush or feelings for someone? How can you tell if what you’re feeling is love or infatuation? Over time, a simple crush can develop into new territory – something between a crush but not yet love. So, what’s the difference between love and a crush? Let’s find out!


Want to know the difference between lust and love? We have a video on that too: https://youtu.be/Hf08GRUtjRM


Writer: Sara Del Villar

Script Editor: Vanessa Tao

Script Manager: Kelly Soong

Voice: Mithrilda

Animator: sarimopi ( https://www.instagram.com/sarimopi/ )

YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong


References:

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Berridge, K. C., Robinson, T. E., & Aldridge, J. W. (2009). Dissecting components of reward: ‘liking’, ‘wanting’, and learning. Current opinion in pharmacology, 9(1), 65–73. doi.org/10.1016/j.coph.2008.12.014

Fisher, H. E., Xu, X., Aron, A., & Brown, L. L. (2016). Intense, Passionate, Romantic Love: A Natural Addiction? How the Fields That Investigate Romance and Substance Abuse Can Inform Each Other. Frontiers in psychology, 7, 687. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00687

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