Shakespeare famously wrote about the experience of being "blinded by love" in three of his plays to caution audiences about the slippery nature of ignoring the faults of those we adore.
It turns out, The Bard was onto something. Science tell us that love does perform a bit of trickery on our minds, especially in the beginning of a relationship when we're flooded with a powerful cocktail of chemicals that mimic the experience of being high on cocaine.
We feel "high on love' ... because we literally are!
In The Merchant of Venice (Act 2, Scene 6), Shakespeare writes: "But love is blind, and lovers cannot see the pretty follies that themselves commit." Or, in modern translation: "But love is blind, and lovers can’t see the silly things they do around each other."