Is love at first sight a healthy way to start a relationship and what does the Bible say about it?

Lauren Windle asks if love at first sight really exists and if so, is it biblical?

According to research by dua.com, the UK ranks sixth among 46 European countries when it comes to believing in love at first sight. Even our romantic neighbours across the channel aren’t as optimistic about initial reactions as France ended up 28^th in the study.

When it comes to love at first sight, I feel certain that it doesn’t exist. Of course, you can see someone and be instantly attracted to their looks or demeanour but that’s not love. You can’t truly love someone based exclusively on their external appearance, we all know very good-looking people who are hard work, or not very kind. The way someone looks bares no correlation to their character. I hate to say it but that if you experience that strength of feelings on seeing someone, it sounds like lust to me. Or at the very least, it sounds like falling in love with an idea of that person, that may or may not actually exist.