It’s a near-universal romantic fantasy: walking into a place, locking eyes with a handsome stranger, and instantly falling ...

The idea of love at first sight is deeply romanticized. Stories of couples locking eyes and instantly knowing they're meant to be abound in literature and movies. Even in real life, some claim to have ...

The idea seems so old-fashioned, so sentimental: that you could fall for someone “at first sight,” deeply and instantly. It’s straight out of the classic romance dramas—Jack’s gaze freezing when he ...