Logic versus feelings

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Are you willing to sacrifice your mind to follow your heart?

Think back to any experiences you may have had - when you notice that you aren't feeling right until that special person is with you, was it the result of a logical conclusion? No, it probably caught you by surprise, the first time it happened. You feel the attraction, rather than logically deduce it. When you see that person and feel that flood of emotion, did you logically conclude that because they are X or they are Y, they are good? No, you just felt it. True that you probably have some logical reasons for wanting to be around another person, but once it really kicks in, the driving force is pure emotion, not logic. It's like something else takes control of your emotions, and you're just along for the ride. It also explains why romance gone wrong produces so many illogical reactions. When it works, it's indescribably wonderful. When it doesn't, it really stinks, for reasons that have nothing to do with a logical train of thought.

"Falling in love is not a logical thing. It's the exact opposite: a purely emotional experience, possibly driven by the instinct to procreate and raise young, not as the result of a logical conclusion."

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