Passion and Love are two powerful feelings, but we already know that … And however related, they are entirely separate, and it is in this part that the confusion begins!  Things that Differentiate Love from Passion Can you identify what passion and love characterize? Psychologists, philosophers, and even neurologists are dedicated to studying these feelings and on delimiting the differences between each one. In order not to err when it comes to self-declaration, recognize that what you feel is love or passion!    The Attracting Factors Psychology defines passion as the manifestation of the phenomenon of projection, that is when the person projects his idealizations on the partner. That is to say, when we are in love, we are drawn to the idealization of our partners, and not necessarily real or coherent to the person they may be. Typically, when we are in love, the characteristics that attract us most are the physical ones, be it the beautiful eyes, the lips, the soft skin or the smile, for instance. But when we are genuinely in love, we can see beyond appearances, we start to identify the so-called “inner beauty” of the person, that is, their values, their authenticity, and personality turn out to be as or more exciting and attractive than a beautiful smile. Illusions also tend to disappear with love. People who love each other can truly identify their partner’s qualities and shortcomings, and even with their fights, they choose to deal with adversity despite difficulties for an ordinary shared life of two.   Passion: When does it start and when does it end? Several authors describe passion as an “overwhelming feeling” and, and just like a great storm, often do much damage, but inevitably Passion ends up coming to an end. Some studies on human behavior say that...

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