Read my poems. It's like a dynamic pattern of reactions. Yes, right, this is the very definition of personality. I think the differences are both objective and subjective. Objective - for instance, in the duration of the relationship.
Infatuation is short-term.
Subjective - I think the emphasis in love is much less on the sexual dimensions and more on the emotional and companionship dimensions. I was referring to very long term relationships. The length of time and the numbers of tests successfully passed do not seem to diminish the uncertainty experienced by the narcissist. He is forever waiting for the axe to fall. In Pursuit of Narcissistic Supply Narcissists are forever in pursuit of narcissistic supply.