Everything about Puppy Love totally explained
Puppy love is an informal term for feelings of
love, particularly between young people during
adolescence, so-called for its resemblance to the adoring, worshipful
affection that may be felt by a
puppy. The term is often used in a derogatory fashion, describing emotions which are shallow and in comparison to other forms of love such as
romantic love.
Puppy love, also commonly known as a "crush", can also describe the love or lust of a child or adolescent for an adult. For example, a student being attracted to his or her teacher could be considered puppy love. In this case, the term relates an
infatuation which isn't reciprocated. The term may meet with resistance from some people as patronising and belittling of genuine emotion.
During
Elizabethan times, it was known as 'calf-love'. A prominent example can be found in
William Shakespeare's play
Romeo and Juliet, in which a young man,
Romeo Montague, is infatuated with a girl named Rosaline before finding true love with
Juliet Capulet.
(External Link
) In the second act, Romeo is chastised by his friend
Friar Laurence, who claims his new love for Juliet illuminates the shallow nature of his feelings toward Rosaline:
Popular culture
Canadian-American singer
Paul Anka released the single "
Puppy Love" in
1960, reaching #2 in the
Billboard Hot 100 and #33 in the
UK singles charts. The lyrics relate the plight of a seventeen year old taunted by accusations that feelings for his/her beau are "puppy love", ending with the refrain
"How can I ever tell them this isn't a puppy love?"(External Link) The song was subsequently
covered by
Donny Osmond, staying at #1 in the UK for five weeks and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972.
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