Does love, above sexual attraction, actually exist?

I assume you mean romantic love. In that sense, love is defined as "a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person" by good ol' dictionary.com. Yes, love exists. I have felt tender, passionate affection for another person, and I know many others who have as well. read more

Love might or might not exist (I'd say it does, but there's nothing I could do to confirm it). However, attraction besides the sexual one certainly does. read more

But at the speed dating events, none of the instances of reported love at first sight was mutual. “To conclude, our findings suggest that love at first sight reported at actual first sight resembles neither passionate love nor love more generally,” the researchers said. read more

One at first reacts. Such is what gives legs to the metaphor of “love is blind.” Of course, sexual attraction for the other is part of “the chemistry” and adds its flavor to the overall gestalt, but it is not the only ingredient in love at first sight. read more