You’ve been there. I’ve been there. No doubt we all agree that those are thrilling moments, especially if we sense a similar response from the other person. But is it really love? You were suddenly afraid to say anything because you knew that if you opened your mouth, out would flow incomprehensible babble. The experience was exciting and terrifying at the same time.Īs the other person began to speak, you felt drawn like a magnet to a steel ingot. You didn’t know her or where she came from, but something about the way she looked and the aura that she projected triggered an unexplainable feeling of euphoria and excitement. Her smile or a tiny gesture became instantly engraved in your mind. You knew you would never forget her. For an instant you wondered how you would describe this moment to a friend. Then a phrase came to mind, as if by magic, provided by countless hours of exposure to the Hollywood formula-“I think I’m falling in love.” You didn’t want to stare, but something irresistibly drew you to that other person. When you were introduced, your palms were sweaty and you hoped no one noticed the increased perspiration under your arms. Your heart began to race as an exhilarating but unfamiliar feeling swept over you. Something inside you wanted to glance a third time, followed quickly by a fourth lingering look. Of course, we should all take note of J Mason Brewer's advice in Worser Days and Better Times, 1965 (which is described as a 'collection of negro humour'):įor love is blind, but the neighbors ain't.Do you remember the first time it happened? You caught one another’s eyes, and then you looked a second time. A research study in 2004 by University College London found that feelings of love suppressed the activity of the areas of the brain that control critical thought. Modern-day research supports the view that the blindness of love is not just a figurative matter. The pretty follies that themselves commit įor if they could, Cupid himself would blush I am glad 'tis night, you do not look on me, JESSICA: Here, catch this casket it is worth the pains. It became quite a favourite line of his and appears in several of his plays, including Two Gentlemen of Verona, Henry V and this example from The Merchant Of Venice, 1596: It didn't at that stage become a commonly used phrase and isn't seen again in print until Shakespeare took it up. This expression is first found in Chaucer's Merchant's Tale, circa 1405:
Shakespeare What's the origin of the phrase 'Love is blind'?.
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