Lust is an overwhelming desire or craving; Lust is also an intense longing or a very strong sexual desire. We can expatiate more on some definitions of lust along with my comments on each:
Firstly, An overwhelming desire or craving. Not so bad, right? This could apply to anything you ever wanted in your life, such as a craving for chocolate. A lust for sweets. This could imply “enthusiasm”, such as a lust for life. It’s nice to be enthusiastic about something. You might have a lust to succeed.
Secondly, An intense longing. This could be an intense longing for someone, or for anything at all. There’s nothing seriously wrong with this either. A very strong sexual desire. Webster goes on to say “An intense or unrestrained sexual desire.” Okay, now we’re getting closer to the dark side. We might say that lust is a physical need for someone.
So what is love? Can we say that if we love someone then we have no need for lust? Maybe. Many relationships function like that, two people loving each other and respecting each other.
Oh, there’s that R word! No, not relationship. I’m referring to “Respect.” The premise of this discussion is to determine how respect can hinder the strong emotional feelings of lust that can help make a healthy relationship romantic. Somehow lust and respect don’t work well together.
How Respect Affects Attraction
