Falling in love

[franceslievens]

So many years back when I was in my first year at uni I'd never thought I'd say this: Falling in love is simply a stupid trick of nature to make sure we jump each other's bones and don't spend all our time thinking about Platonic universes. Now there even is scientific proof! For things I discovered with myself nonetheless! I always thought I was a bit strange when it comes to falling in love. It all happens on such a subconscious level that I can actually walk around flirting with someone without being aware of what I'm doing, until I suddenly – in a stunning moment of clarity – see my hand hanging in the air right above his knee, and I wonder "What the hell?" (That's the point where the stuttering, blushing and inapropriate smiling starts.) Well, it seems falling in love is subconscious.

Commitment, on the other hand, is something else altogether and some people simply aren't able to feel attached to someone else.

(From an old entry by Elin)