When we talk about science and love in the same breath, we usually speak of research, experiments, and such.

But this scientific analogy on unrequited love found on NusWhispers (a Facebook page with anonymous, confessional posts ostensibly from National University of Singapore students) really made our bulbs light up:

In case you can't see it:

When you press a switch, the torchlight lights up. Does that mean you pressing the switch causes the torchlight to light up?

The battery is what truly provides the electricity needed to light up the torch. You are merely completing the circuit.

What am I trying to say?

Why does confessing seems to work for some couple?

They already know that the feeling is mutual all along. Confessing is merely to make the relationship official. The act of confessing is like pressing the switch. It isn't the main reason why confessing works.

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Of course, most of us already know (or do we?) that a confession usually won't work -- unless the other party already has a thing for you -- but it was never really at the forefront of our minds.

Thanks to this succinct lesson, however, more of us can save ourselves from any potential embarrassment (or you could continue to be the brave soul you are).

Top image adapted from Pixabay