CHARACTERISTICS:
urgency
intensity
anxiety
sexual desire
It starts with physical attraction and eventually it turns into extreme absorption over another person.
The relationship may have negative characteristics mainly because of it being built on infatuation such as:
insecurity
distrust
lack of confidence
feeling of being threatened
nagging doubts
unanswered questions
It is basically based on fantasy and contributes to the self-devaluation because of the constant need for affirmation. It also includes the point wherein the person needs the other for "completeness"
People in these situations sometimes rush into things like marriage and sex out of fear of losing one another. Infatuation may eventually grow into love as long as the parties involve learb how to allow each other to grow.
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