If you want to know how to save a marriage then you must understand the fundamental differences between love and lust.  Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines love as, “strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties,” and defines lust as, “an intense longing”.  These two conflicting definitions help to separate love from lust.  By definition alone the two differ in that, love is based on an affinity while lust is based solely on desire.  The two also differ in how they affect a relationship but sometimes it becomes difficult to separate the two because lust can exist in the presence of love.

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