whats the meaning of love at first sight

Love at first sight is a personal experience as well as a common trope or stock convention in literature: a person or character feels an instant, extreme, and ultimately long-lasting romantic attraction for a stranger upon first seeing that stranger.

love at first sight

Meaning

strong and immediate attraction to someone you have just met

love established when two people meet for the first time

instant attraction for someone or something

fall in love with a person the first time you see them

Example Sentences

For Sarah and Samuel, it was love at first sight, and they have now decided to get married.

I had met my wife at a friend’s party, and it was love at first sight for us.

Though it was love at first sight for Tracy and John, it did not last long and they broke up after just six months.

It had been love at first sight for my friend and his wife, and even after all these years they are still like newlyweds.

They had met at a business conference as representatives of rival companies, but it had been love at first sight and they ended up as partners.

When he saw the newly launched car, it was love at first sight.

Origin

The message of romantic attraction conveyed by this expression has been used since ancient times across various cultures and languages. In the present form, it was used by Chaucer in “Troilus and Cressida”. Since the early 1900s, the phrase has been used to convey attraction to objects also.

Falling in love at first sight is one of those things you either believe in or don't. The concept of it is so fairytale-esque, it's almost hard to believe it can actually happen in reality. But according to data from Match's Singles in America study, love at first sight happens more than you probably think. “Love at first sight is relatively easy to explain,” Match’s chief scientific advisor and biological anthropologist, Dr. Helen Fisher, said in a press release. “Romantic love runs along certain electrical and chemical pathways through the brain which can be triggered instantly."

Nearly 34 percent of singles say they've actually experienced falling in love at first sight, Match found. And, more men (41 percent) say they've experienced it than women (29 percent),

A study published in The Journal of Social Psychology earlier this year found that men typically say they fall in love much faster than women say they do. According to Fisher, statistics show men experience love at first sight much more often than women because they may be more visual. That's probably why single men were found to be ten percent more likely to believe in love at first sight.

“It's a basic drive, like thirst and hunger,” Fisher said. “Food and water keep you alive today; romantic love leads to bonding, mating and sending your DNA into tomorrow. In fact, poetry around the world talks about love at first sight. Even other creatures experience instant attraction to one another. But cultural factors always play a role as well.” Meaning, if you’re ready and open to fall in love, “Then, boom — it’s natural.”

But how do you know it's love at first sight? Here are five signs from Match's dating expert Rhonda Richards-Smith.

you feel a little queasy upon meeting with them.

If you feel a little sick in the stomach upon meeting someone you're attracted to, it could very well be love at first sight. According to Richards-Smith, that's because our feelings can impact our digestive system. "It's very common to feel butterflies or other physical sensations," she tells Bustle.

This happens because there's a strong gut-brain connection, Harvard Health reports. Since your stomach and brain work closely together, feelings of anger, happiness, sadness, and anxiety, can all trigger physical symptoms in your gut. So the queasy feeling of butterflies in your stomach that you get could be a result of the elation and anxiety you feel from meeting someone you're really into.

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