The major portion of everybody's brain often remains in control of his subconscious, which is a monkey-mind that can repeat its previous experiences only. It prefers to depend mostly on already acquired habits that may safely follow a beaten track. The monkey-mind hates to face any unforeseen and if yet compelled, it reacts from any of its old habits that generally creates hazards only and no synchronized solution.
Opportunities of growth lies hidden only in the unforeseen. Since a monkey-mind never learns how to explore the unforeseen to acquire new skills and aptitudes, it can never grow further from it's usual state of down-trend.
Growth and a monkey-mind, thus, remain rival to each other.
Love implies exploration, while infatuation is nothing greater than any damn habitual addiction. A monkey mind understands infatuations only that seeks mostly sex in the name of love, because it's impossible for a monkey-mind to actually celebrate exploration and personality-growth, deep inside, through love.