How would you know that you are in love?

[Anonymous]

I have never been in love actually. Have been crushing over guys but get over very easily. A few of them have my obbsession but nothing beyond that. So friends, who've been in actual love. How do you know it's love? what does it feel like? How does it changes you?

[jorfan3]

They say the average person falls in love 7 times in a lifetime.

I have said I love you to most of my partners.

But my husband was different.

I felt like I could be 100% myself around him. The relationship feels "easy". I wanted him because I desired him, not because I needed him (like codependency).

I define love as "When someone else's happiness becomes yours". When he's happy, I'm happy.

The biggest differences with my husband has been, there is little to no criticism (he has to constructively correct me sometimes). I feel secure. Sex is also NOT the most important thing in the relationship. We have sex, and it's great, but it's not the focus, unlike my past relationships.

I could go my whole life platonic with him, and still be happy if I got snuggles. Because he's the focus, not sex.

[Catarine]

You feel really connected to someone, you love and crave being with them. It's honestly the best feeling ever. You feel comfortable around them and you never run out of things to talk about. You crave them touching you and being cuddled with them, you want them to feel happy and if they are it makes you happy in return

[letuswaltzforthedead]

Would you die for this person? Would you spend your entire life and care for this person (may as two 80 year olds)? Do you want to know this person deeply and spend much of your time with them, even if you've known them for a while already?

Similar to a crush but lasts more and remains there.

[DillonB69]

So to me, love is when I get a boner when I talk to her. It means I'm attracted to her and excited to be talking. That's what love is to me, the excitement of being with you and attraction.

[SpokenTruth]

That fuzzy feeling in your stomach every time you are around them you thinking about them constantly when they are not around them always on your mind.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Its like the crush but it doesn't go away and after learning evetything about them you feel like you need them in your life to be happy.

[SeriouslyFunny00]

You'll feel that you're starting to care about that person.

[OddBeMe]

I think the biggest metric for humans is how much time we spend. Either at a sport or hobby, with another human, etc. If a person or activity is taking up a lot of your free time, it’s love.

[LiamJHayden]

I have never been "in love." To me that sounds like infatuation. Love is a commitment.

[OlderAndWiser]

And you must ask yourself: "Are you ready to be committed?"

[LiamJHayden]

@OlderAndWiser I have been before. Alas, the commitment ended up not going both ways.

[OlderAndWiser]

Before I went to law school, I worked at a psychiatric hospital. I was thnking of commitment in a different sense.

[Iron_Man]

Listen to your heart you’re too young for that anyway

[Hummertime]

You are way to young to worry about love focus on colleges first you will do just fine in life 👍

[Preeti161101]

Your heartbeat 💓 tells when you are near to him

[Akam93]

I would feel happier and smiling more.

[Anonymous]

I feel it. It's that simple.