Love or lust? 7 Indian couples reveal what they would choose

“People confuse ego, lust, insecurity with true love.” These words by reality show judge and well-known television personality Simon Cowell had many people thinking about how inter-related love and lust are. Can we be in love with a person and never let lust be a part of the relationship? If a person, rather a couple, is asked to choose between these two vital elements of a relationship, what would they pick? Seven Indian couples, who were asked to choose between love and lust, shared some interesting insights:

“This is a very difficult choice to make. Before answering this question, we would like to define what lust stands for. Does lust only means sex? If yes, we don’t think a relationship between two partners can survive without sex. Again, sex alone is not enough, we need love too. This is a Catch-22 situation!”

“Sometimes a lifetime may fall short to find true love. If you are lucky enough to fall in love with a soulmate, we guess, you can survive without sex. When we have each other for company, we hardly need anything else. Let us give you a small example. When my wife had a knee surgery, she was prescribed bed rest for a couple of months. We practiced sexual absenteeism and our bond only grew stronger.”

“Age is just a number when it comes to love. But same is not the case with lust. Once you arrive at an age when your day starts not with a morning boner but listening to the soft snores of your wife, you know that you can survive without sex, but not without love.”