Love at first sight is not easy to explain. Some people even deny that it is possible, claiming it is merely sexual attraction. how can we fall profoundly in love after one quick look? How can such a look make us believe that we want to spend the rest of our life in the arms of a stranger we have just seen for the first time? Arguments against the possibility of love at first sight are usually based on two main reasons. The first is an epistemic reason which claims that as the agent does not have sufficient knowledge about the person's characteristics in order to fall in love, her response is merely imaginary wishful thinking and not a real emotion. The second reason is existential. It refers to the fact that as the agent does not have the time to exercise the activities typical of love, her emotional response cannot be that of romantic love. Love at first sight can often mislead since it is based more on imagination than on sight; however, it can still be love and is often very intense. from my point of view, there is no "Love at first sight".
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