Is it okay...

that I didn't fall in love at first sight?

BAM, you're in love.

Amount of people who have experienced falling in love at first sight. More men reported falling in love at first sight than women.

60%

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But, most of the time, the feeling isn’t mutual. A couple that both experiences love at first sight is rare!

Robert Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Love

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Researchers believe love at first sight is a combination of immediate intimacy, commitment, and passion for another person. But they also find that people report feeling more intimate, committed, and passionate about each other later on in their relationships than they did when they first met.

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All love changes over time. Some starts with a bang and mellows out. Some starts as friendships and grows more intense. For some couples, romance isn’t even that important. Having a passionate first encounter is not a prerequisite for Big Deal Love. Love at first sight also doesn’t mean a love that lasts.

All types of love have the potential to be beautiful and long-lasting. How it starts doesn’t mean anything about
how it’ll transform.

So, is it okay...

that you didn’t fall in love at first sight?

Love starts and continues and ends in a million different ways.

The answer is:

Yes!

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Photographed by Savanna Ruedy
Prop Styled by Anna Lemi
Models: Mai Anh Srisuk; Ashley Marsh; Oskar Gantuah


STORY BY
Kathleen Newman-Bremang & Connie Wang


DESIGNED BY
Michelle Cope & Idil Gozde


SELF-SHOT VIDEOS EDITED BY
Jackie Baskin


IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Advocates for Youth

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