Relationship experts explain that intense encounters, summer romances, and declarations of love made just a few days after first contact are not necessarily signs of false feelings. However, the rush to secure a connection can reveal insecurity, loneliness, fear of abandonment, and an idealized image of the other person.
Psychoanalyst Helena Trujillo states that, in the first moments of a relationship, it is common for the feeling to be more linked to the expectations of the person falling in love than to the real characteristics of the new partner. According to her, people fall in love with a projection they make about the other person, projecting personal desires and needs onto someone who is still little known.
The article explains that the person fills in the gaps with an imagined version of the partner and begins to relate also to that fantasy. The problem appears when living together reveals a reality far from the constructed image.
Psychologist José Antonio Juárez, an expert mentioned in the text, also contributes to the analysis on the topic, reinforcing the importance of understanding the psychological mechanisms behind early declarations of love in relationships.
