Readers Respond: Do You Think Love at First Sight is Real?

Responses: 66

From Holly Ashworth, former About.com Guide

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I don't believe in luv @ 1st sight but attraction or LUST at first sight. If u luv someone you'll want 2 know more about dat peson, what the person loves & hates b4 startin a relationship.
—Maryjane.mmj

I don't believe in love at first sight, I believe in attraction at first sight. Sometimes, as people above me have said there is an immediate attraction to a person, whether it is because of looks or common interests or personalities. There could be many different things that attract you to a given person and that is the limit that I believe can happen 'at first sight'. However, on the other hand, this can turn in to love very easily if you try hard enough. This is from first hand experience and I feel strongly about this because it has happened to me twice, once with a long term boyfriend a little more than a year ago and once with my current boyfriend.
—Guest lovely in love

I believe u can meet some1 and u just click rite off the bat, maybe love at first sight, but I feel it's just more that the 2 have a lot in common and love is probably more accessible.
—Guest ruby red

I don't believe that you could love at first sight, but I do believe that you could be captured and taken at the first moment. Almost as if you have been taken to a different place for a brief period of time and you don't hear anything or see anything for that period of time, and it never leaves you. It's a warmth that keeps your heart and some people won't want to let it go, it's also scary too because you never know what the other person is thinking. All you can do is hope the have the same feelings and wait and see.
—Guest nicolett gambeno

I, personally, believe in love at first sight. I think that if you don't believe, it will never ever happen to you. And as long as you don't go overboard with believing, what is the harm. If love at first sight exists, it will come to you. Don't try to make it happen, cause it won't.
—Guest claire

I'm not sayin that there aren't love at first sight, but you should believe it when it happens.
—Nando1001

The reason I believe in love at first sight is because it actually happened to me. I met my girlfriend on the night of one of my friends birthday. We didnt immediately talk or go to be alone or anything but everytime I looked at her she was looking right into my eyes.The same as I was doing to her. It took me over an hour to actually talk to her and when I did I immediately felt something strange. More than love it was more of the What do I do now? feeling. But regardless of our inability to speak to each other or lack of knowledge about each other we just couldnt keep our eyes off the others eyes.Like we were picking each others brains from a distance.we ended up staying at our friends house on the couch, I tried to have sex with her but she wouldnt, saying, "Im not that type of girl" and I quit. The next day she left and was all I could think about, and her feelings were mutual. We have been together 3 months, live together, love each other deeply and im still not getting laid haha.
—Guest RandyWheeler

I don't think luv at first is real bcos the first u meet the person though u become attract to them it doesn't mean u are in luv wit the person. It is just a mere desire u have 4 the person. As soon as u have sex wit the person u realise it is not luv but lust.
—mary2.

I would like to believe that there is a such thing as love at first sight...because...I mean all those things that u have to go through to find that true love?/ yea...but...personally...I don't think there is such a thing...like you feel physical attraction...but like the other article said, that's only lust and it won't last.... so I don't think it exist... ppl will believe anything they want... and if that's something they want to believe...then it's okay...but if it's not...it will only make u stronger and learn from it... soo... give it a try!!
—magnum0421

well, I wanted to believe that there was such a thing as a love at first sight...I really do...and maybe it could be true...but u can't love someone until u get to know who they are...like when u are lookin at menu I'm sure u'll look some foods...but until u actually try them, u will never know if u truly like them or not. And also, people will believe in anything they want to believe...and if you think love exist in first sight then let it be... if it's not.. it will only make u stonger and learn from it. :)
—magnum0421

Ma boyfriend told meh dat wen he first saw meh he was in love and he first saw meh in 3rd grade wen he transford to ma skool and barelly in 6th grade we go out now were in highskool and I love him to and he loves meh *it'z love @ first sight* ily alex!!!!!!!!!!!; )
—Guest ~lil_cutie_45th~

I am actually a vampire so don't think dat I'm not. I know people don't believe in vampires but you got to. I swear.
—Guest clara cullen (the vampire)

Yes I do believe in love @ 1st sight because when me and my boyfriend met the 1st night sparks flew n now well we r dating and couldn't be any happier so ya :D
—Guest cierra

No, I don't believe in love at first sight. There was a guy that I thought I fell in love at first sight with when I was a teenager. I wondered if we would get married some day, but nothing ever happened! I wish that I didn't waste that time, now. I think that great relationships are built on things like love, good communication, common interests, etc.
—Guest Mary

Really it depends on da situation. Da only person dat will knw 4 sure iz u in da relationship.
—Carrigan.