How early can you fall in love? and how early is too early?

[Anonymous]

Hey there! I recently went on my first good date with a guy I've been friends with for almost three years and I'm really concerned with the way I feel after the fact. I'm not much of a romantic person but during and after the date it was pretty clear that we have undeniable chemistry. I can't stop gushing about it, literally I can't. I've never felt this after a date let alone with another person and I think it's way too fast to feel things like this. And it's not like I didn't have feelings for him before, I did but then he shot me down :( And then he fought really hard for me to agree to a date. Before the date he basically told me were exclusive and not talking to other people and I was like “okay”. I literally don't know what's wrong with me, someone talk sense into me please because it is way to early to even think I'm falling in love. or am I starting to fall in love? How do I slow it down, I don't want to ruin it.

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Update we’ve been together for 7 months now :)

[marvingayer]

If you want to slow it down just tell him if he responds negatively it's because society has taught us as youth that if your "in love the other one has to be" which isn't true and that most dont want to experience denial if the other doesn't feel the same way

[chHaynes]

Since you're pretty young you probably won't really fall in love until about mid twenties or early twenties you'll have to get a feel of what you want in a guy or boy

[Hogwheels]

I know a wonderful married couple who've been married for 40 years. He asked her to marry him on their third date and she said yes. They waited one year though just to be wise and make sure.

[ChrisMike1919]

The early you fall, the long you'll suffer.