Infatuation is a Form of Insanity

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Shelley wonders why love in her 60s feels so different from the love she had in her late teens and 20s. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day brought to you by Vibrients Super C serum, the skincare product I use twice a day.
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0:23.5	Shelly, welcome to the program.
0:26.0	Thanks for taking my call.
0:28.8	I hope I can explain this logically.
0:32.0	Me too.
0:33.1	Me too.
0:34.3	Go ahead.
0:37.0	Are you supposed to feel different towards someone when you're in love, let's say, in your 20s, versus when you're in your 60s?
0:49.1	I would say yes, because when you're 19, 20, 21, 22, you don't really know anything about love and
0:57.8	you're not so sure who you are and what you really need, but infatuation is powerful.
1:05.0	And it sweeps away intellect, good sense, patience, just sweeps it away because it's like a form of insanity.
1:15.9	Infatuation is like a form of insanity, and I would think that's much more intense, the less
1:21.9	schooled you are in life. When you're getting in your 40s and 50s, you've been schooled a lot in life.
1:29.0	Hopefully, you know a little more about patience and being open and vulnerable and allowing.
1:36.4	Infatuation has no reality attached to it.
1:39.6	We're just excited about how we feel when we look at the person and how we feel when they touch us.
1:44.8	That's it.
1:46.2	Hopefully, when you're in your 40s and 50s, it becomes deeper than that.
1:52.3	Are they an honest person?
1:54.3	Can I count on them?
1:55.7	How are their relationships with their families?
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