True Love VS Crush (Infatuation) - What's The Difference?

06/09/24 • 2 min

Do you have a crush or feelings for someone? How can you tell if what you’re feeling is love or infatuation? Over time, a simple crush can develop into new territory – something between a crush but not yet love. So, what’s the difference between love and a crush? Let’s find out!

Want to know the difference between lust and love? We have a video on that too: https://youtu.be/Hf08GRUtjRM

Writer: Sara Del Villar

Script Editor: Vanessa Tao

Script Manager: Kelly Soong

Voice: Mithrilda

Animator: sarimopi ( https://www.instagram.com/sarimopi/ )

YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:

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Gram, C. (2020, March 28). 10 Fundamental Differences Between Having a Crush and Love. Poler Stuff. www.polerstuff.com/crush-vs-love/.

Hasa, H. (2020, October 21). What is the Difference Between Crush and Love. Pediaa.Com. pediaa.com/what-is-the-difference-between-crush-and-love/.

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Steber, C. (2020, February 24). How Your Brain Reacts When You Have A Crush On Someone. Bustle. www.bustle.com/p/how-your-brain-reacts-when-you-have-a-crush-on-someone-21813202.

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Want to know the difference between lust and love? We have a video on that too: https://youtu.be/Hf08GRUtjRM

Writer: Sara Del Villar

Script Editor: Vanessa Tao

Script Manager: Kelly Soong

Voice: Mithrilda

Animator: sarimopi ( https://www.instagram.com/sarimopi/ )

YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:

Gram, C. (2020, March 28). 10 Fundamental Differences Between Having a Crush and Love. Poler Stuff. www.polerstuff.com/crush-vs-love/.

Hasa, H. (2020, October 21). What is the Difference Between Crush and Love. Pediaa.Com. pediaa.com/what-is-the-difference-between-crush-and-love/.

Kaushik, N. (2011, April 18). Difference Between Crush and Love. Difference Between Similar Terms and Objects. www.differencebetween.net/science/nature/difference-between-crush-and-love/.

Naftulin, J. (2018, December 4). Here’s why you develop crushes, according to science. Insider. www.insider.com/reasons-for-crushes-science-2018-11.

Steber, C. (2020, February 24). How Your Brain Reacts When You Have A Crush On Someone. Bustle. www.bustle.com/p/how-your-brain-reacts-when-you-have-a-crush-on-someone-21813202.

Xu, X. (2017, July 19). What Goes On in Our Brains When We Are in Love? Scientific American. www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-goes-on-in-our-brains-when-we-are-in-love/.

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If Your Crush Does These 6 Things, They Like You

Does your crush like you? Has your crush been acting a little different around you lately, but you can’t decide if it’s good different or bad different? It can be difficult to figure out if someone is into you or not, especially if they’re not saying it outright. Nonverbal communication is huge when you’re talking about your crush. So, what are you missing?! If your crush likes you, let’s talk about these few things they might do. If you're still not sure if you crush likes you, check out our video on the psychological ways to know if your crush likes you: • 6 Psychological Ways To Tell If Your ... Script Writer: Brie Cerniglia Script Editor: Caitlin McColl Script Manager: Kelly Soong Animator: Salma Voice Over: Amanda Silvera YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong REFERENCES: Birch, J. (2022, May 16). 6 signs someone is in love with you, based on body language alone. Well+Good. Retrieved from www.wellandgood.com/signs-someone-is-in-love-with-you/ Phutela, Deepika. IUP Journal of Soft Skills; Hyderabad Vol. 9, Iss. 4, (Dec 2015): 43-49. Steber, C. (2019, July 17). Is my partner in love with me? 9 unconscious things they’ll do if they are. Bustle. Retrieved from www.bustle.com/p/is-my-partner-in-love-with-me-9-unconscious-things-theyll-do-if-they-are-18202510 Van Edwards, V. (2022, June 17). How to be more attractive: 15 rules to increase attraction. Science of People. Retrieved From www.scienceofpeople.com/attraction/?utm_expid=40598772-17.uJs4PDefRa2HAY2q6qfXNw.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F Van Edwards, V. (2022, June 17). How to tell if someone likes you: 7 Cues you need to know. Science of People. Retrieved from www.scienceofpeople.com/someone-likes-you/ Van Edwards, V. (2022, May 24). 16 essential body language examples and their meanings. Science of People. Retrieved from www.scienceofpeople.com/body-language-examples/

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7 Habits You Have Because Of Your Anxiety

Did you know that although anxiety has been reported to affect over 40 million people all over the world, it can do so in a lot of different ways, making it harder to spot in some cases and more prevalent than we realize? And of course, anxiety affects even more people on a subclinical level; an alarming majority of people have actually experienced anxiety at least once in their lives.

So, how do we get a better picture of what anxiety can look like for a lot of different people? And how it can affect our lives without us even realizing it? Well, here are a few habits psychology says you most likely have because of your anxiety.

We also made a video on the little habits you don't know are signs of anxiety: https://youtu.be/QjLOWQqy2MU

Writer: Chloe Avenasa

Script Editor: Isadora Ho

Script Manager: Kelly Soong

Voice: Amanda Silvera (www.youtube.com/amandasilvera)

Animator: Kayla Ramirez

YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:

National Institute of Mental Health (2017). What Are Anxiety Disorders? Retrieved from www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/anxiety-disorders.shtml

Stearns, P. N. (2012). American fear: The causes and consequences of high anxiety. Routledge.

American Psychological Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Ed. Washington, DC, USA; APA Publishing.

McLeod, D. R., Hoehn-Saric, R., & Stefan, R. L. (1986). Somatic symptoms of anxiety: Comparison of self-report and physiological measures. Biological psychiatry, 21(3), 301-310.

Antony, M. M., & Rowa, K. (2005). Evidence-based assessment of anxiety disorders in adults. Psychological assessment, 17(3), 256.