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Created on: June 18, 2009 Last Updated: June 22, 2009
Everyone has watched someone they know make bad decisions while they are in love. It is very common for people to do things that are uncharacteristic of their personalities. Love can and often does make a person blind to the events that may occur around them.
Love can cloud your judgment in many different ways. One way love clouds your judgment is by making you care less about events around you. When you care less about the events that are happening, you begin to not know about the things that are happening around you. When you do not know what is happening you quickly become uninvolved and are left out. Love can very easily cloud your judgment when it comes to knowing about events.
Love more often than not will cloud your judgment when it comes to love. Often when someone is being cheated on, all the signs are there but they choose not to see the truth. Many things will be brushed off and over-looked instead of dealt with when someone is in love. Love often makes a person blind to things that would often raise red flags. People who are close to someone in love will often have to point out the areas that are questionable.
When someone is in love they will often agree to things they would not otherwise agree to. Many men claim they will never get married only to meet a woman, fall in love and get married. Love absolutely clouds a person's judgment; other people would not get married, only to fall out of love and get divorced. The divorce rate rises every year because people let love cloud their judgment when choosing to get married.
Many people in love will be clouded in their judgment. It is up to their family and close friends around them to make sure they do not make any decisions that they will regret in a short time. The clouded feeling that comes with love will clear after a few months into the relationship. The feeling is often known as new love. New love can be a great feeling but can have bad results.
New love is a wonderful thing but it can be very dangerous if you do not have self control. New love can cause you to agree or do things that will not be a good thing in a few months. It is important to try to keep your head straight when you are in the new love phase. If you are lucky, you will listen to your friends and family and will come out of the new love with a clear head to make decisions.
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