Love vs. Infatuation
I heard from a fellow Christian, who quite rudely accused me of being infatuated with Richard and wanting to use him to replace my father. What I failed to mention to Roger (To everyone, actually) is that I was thinking about marriage months before my father passed away, back when I still thought he had a chance. (I even pictured him healthy enough to walk me down the aisle.) And I also became attracted to Richard before my Dad passed on. Even worse, Roger sarcastically asked me if Richard has a fourteen-year-old brother that I could pursue. (Coming from Roger, this hurts even more, because he knows me better than that. He knows that I would never pursue a child, especially since I'm constantly condemning child molestation.) And he also assumed that I want to "mother" Richard. Seeing as his wife divorced him in the middle of his battle with cancer, I'm beginning to wonder if he's feeling cynical about marriage.
My question is: What's the difference between love and infatuation?