Love, at first sight, is an oxymoronic statement. The concepts don’t go together at all, they might work in Hollywood but they don’t work in a scientific sense. They may work in theory but they don’t work in reality. The theme is conveyed throughout many romantic films and plays from the classic ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to the contemporary ‘Twilight’ and even Prince Harry said that he knew Megan was ‘the one’ the very first time they met. But science proves otherwise, though it certainly doesn’t guarantee that the strong connection you have with someone isn’t real, it’s simply just not true love, which to create takes time, not just a few seconds.
Now, am I denying the legitimacy of Prince Harry’s love for Megan Markle? No, of course not - but as they now both have deep and genuine love towards each other, looking back at their relationship timeline they may confuse that strong initial connection they had with what they share now. Usually, the real feeling behind a relationship which people use the phrase ‘love at first sight’ to cover up is a strong attraction, compensation for loneliness, fear of aging, or the frustration of dating. Prominently it's just a strong initial attraction people like to label love at first sight.
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Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet is famously known for its theme of love at first sight. Romeo and Juliet first meet in Act I, scene 5 as Romeo simply glimpses at Juliet and is instantly in love. So we can conclude that Romeo fell in love strictly with Juliet’s beauty. And, if you hadn’t known already, love is based on many more values than appearance, so it is not love but the only attraction Romeo feels towards Juliet.
On the topic of attraction, according to a team of scientists led by Dr. Helen Fisher, romantic love can be broken down into three categories: lust, attraction, and attachment. Each category is characterized by its own set of hormones stemming from the brain. These hormones are triggered instantly and are what people sometimes confuse with love.
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We are exposed so often to these unrealistic ideas of romance and love, that it deceives us into thinking that maybe we can achieve such a whirlwind of romance when it’s just not achievable. The film industry wants to give us something impractical to fantasize about so they fabricate an improbable and unnatural theme so we can do so. But when this theme is repeated constantly, we can easily be fooled into thinking that something like ‘love at first sight’ is attainable. We are then left to dream about how we can meet our prince charming and instantly fall in love -- when we need to snap out of this illusionistic mindset and learn that, yet love cannot be formed in such a way, it doesn’t mean that when you fall in love it won’t make up for the same exciting journey.
It may appear a bit of a contradiction since at my age I haven’t gotten the chance to experience love yet, but even I can fathom that something like love, at first sight, isn’t real and can never be, real.
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