I walk down the school corridors or on the streets and see couples holding hands or giving each other kisses on the cheek. A disgusted look captures my face as I walk by and hear those three words: “I love you.” Then it occurs to me: do they really love each other? Do they understand what they are saying? If it's not love what do they have? Many people question the difference between love and lust and whether they are capable of having both. In my opinion, it is possible that love can turn into a passionate relationship and that sexual tension between two partners can eventually turn into love. However, there is no guarantee that one will beget the other. Lust means having an intense sexual desire or need for someone. It's just a simple infatuation to satisfy your sexual desires. Having a passionate relationship can eventually surpass the physical aspect and become love. In “Plato: The Perfect Union,” by Diane Ackerman, we talk about the thoughts and speculations of convinced theorists from the point of view of love. Every philosopher defines love as the need to be absolute through another being or to feel whole. In a sense, lust can be seen as one with a being. Lust is the physical aspect of the relationship; it doesn't mean that two people are in love with the other person. However, they want to feel complete with them. "In fact, the intense desire that each of them has for the other does not seem to be the desire for the lover's relationship, but for something else that the soul of both evidently desires and cannot say." (Ackerman 878). In this quote that Ackerman expresses, once two beings manage to overcome what is only a physical and sexual attraction, they experience a sensation that they cannot explain. This desire and this search to be together is called... middle of paper... living. Use images and details to describe all the wonderful moments and features of nature. However, there is no guarantee that lust generates love. This is demonstrated in "To His Coy Mistress", Marvell compliments and admires this unknown woman. Try to convince them to satisfy their sexual desire because time is running out. In conclusion, lust is capable of transforming into love and vice versa. However, there is no certification that proves one will beget the other. Works Cited Ackerman, Diane. “Plato: The Perfect Union”. In Schlib.Marlowe, Christopher. “The shepherd passionate about his love”. In Schlib.Marvell, Andrew. "To his demure lover." In Schlib.Schlib, John and John Clifford, eds. Discussing literature A compact guide and anthology. Boston: Bedford/St Martins, 2005. Print.Shakespeare, William. "Sonnet 116." In Schlib.