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Or as the French call it 'coup de foudre<\/em>' (literally meaning thunderbolt love<\/a>) is a really appropriate name: it is an electric shock between two people, a magnetic wave so powerful that even lightning conductors give up. We speak about bewitchment, about miracles and about synchronicities. But love at first sight is also connected with naivety and traps for the unwary; it's for naive young girls who swallow any promises, not for incredulous women (with two divorces, they learn to be careful). Yet nevertheless, it can happen to all of us at any time: the\u00a0romantics<\/a>, as well as naive girls or even\u00a0women who are happy to be single. It can even happen that this crush becomes a long-lasting love, for better or worse, explains Juliette Allais, trans-generational psychoanalyst and Dr Philippe Brenot, psychiatrist and couple therapist.<\/p>

Read more from\u00a0our 'love at first sight' report:<\/span> <\/h2>

What kind of women are prone\u00a0to love at first sight?<\/a>
Why does love at first sight happen when we least expect it?<\/a>
Love at first sight: How to achieve a lasting fairytale love?<\/a>
Love at first sight: Couples tell us their stories<\/a><\/p>

Val\u00e9rie Rodrige<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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