Falling in love is an exciting, exhilarating, ecstatic, and breath-taking feeling. But how do you know when you love someone? Here are 18 signs.
Falling in love is such a wonderful feeling. It’s like—exactly
like—in the movies: your knees go weak, your heart flutters, you feel
butterflies in your stomach, and you become this clumsy klutz when
you’re around the person you are falling for.
However, there are still some who are totally clueless about what
they feel. They wouldn’t know they were falling in love even if Cupid
hit them straight in the face with his arrow.
How to know when you love someone
If you’re one of the few who are still oblivious to your own clues,
well, let’s give you a rundown. Here are 18 sure ways to know if you’re
in love.
#1 Stand out. You’ll know you’re in love when you
think that the person is unique. There could be other people that are
better-looking, more successful, or more compatible for you, but in your
eyes, nothing beats your beloved.
#2 Perfection. In your eyes, the person is perfect
and can do no wrong. This is because you tend to focus on their positive
qualities—even magnify them—treating them as precious artifacts that
you put in your altar of love.
#3 Charming quirks. For you, the littlest, mundane
things are charming. The way they avoid touching doorknobs with their
bare hands may make your heart skip a beat and melt, while for some,
this may just be a case of obsessive-compulsive disorder on the rise.
#4 Can’t stop thinking. You can’t stop thinking
about them… to the point that you are terribly obsessed. Every little
thing, such as the chirps of the birds, or the smell of toast reminds
you of them. You daydream about the last time you were together, you
daydream about the next time you’ll be together, and you just can’t stop
thinking about them.
#5 Blabbering away. It’s not enough that you are
thinking about them 24/7. You talk about them all the time, too. Even in
the most serious conversations, you just have something, a hook, which
will make you inject something about your beloved into the conversation.
You don’t know it *you’re probably completely oblivious*, but it can be
annoying to everyone else. However, you don’t care… because you’re in
love.
#6 Rollercoaster of emotions. It’s no secret—when
you fall in love, you’ll be washed over by a huge mix of emotions. One
moment, you’re excited, the next minute, you’re devastated, and in
between, you are trembling with anxiety, elated by joy, and wracked by
loneliness. These mood swings are typical of those who are in love—as
well as those who are addicted, mind you. After all, being in love is
often a kind of addiction.
#7 Reminders everywhere. You hear a song on your
morning commute, and it brings that silly smile to your face once again.
It’s Taylor Swift playing and, although you’re not a Swift fan, you
start to like the song—all because it reminds you of the apple of your
eye. Every line in the lyric feels like it’s written solely for your
budding story, and suddenly, you feel like everything’s right in the
world again.
#8 Constant communication. If you’re not talking about them, you want to talk to them.
Whether through calls, texts, chats, private messages, or love notes,
you just need to talk to them. In addition, you have this need to
constantly express to them just how much you like/miss/appreciate them.
#9 Constant togetherness. If talking about and
talking to them are still not enough, you also have this need to be with
them all the time. It doesn’t matter if your friends sometimes think
you’re neglecting them—nothing beats those fluttering butterflies you
feel when you’re around your love. Therefore, you are eager to set
dates, and even take that extra mile to find reasons to drop by their
office or school just to personally talk to them.
#10 Change. While people generally aren’t so open to
change, it’s no problem for you when it’s in the name of love. Your
beloved wants you to go vegan—you do it. She wants you to do yoga with
her—you do it. He likes long-haired women—you wear a weave. You are
willing to do anything that will please and impress them.
#11 Picking up interests. When you are in love with
someone, you also can’t help but absorb many of their traits. This
includes picking up their interests—and you have no qualms about it. You
think gardening is boring, but now you’ve started planting organic
herbs, just because your date mentioned how much they like organic
produce. You also started playing tennis because they do it, and that’s
on top of watching Game of Thrones and crocheting.
#12 Getting along with their crowd. You find
yourself trying—very—hard to please not only them, but their friends and
family, too. You bring her mother flowers each time you visit her
place. You prepare your special casserole and host a game night for your
man and his friends. You make that extra effort to make sure that the
people around your love like you a lot, too.
#13 Willing to compromise. When it comes to your
goals and pet peeves, not even your friends can get in the way. However,
this person comes along… and everything changes. You are now more *very
much more* willing to break your own rules as an act of compromise.
#14 Random acts of kindness. You can’t help it—being
around your beloved makes you feel good, and therefore makes you do
good, too. You smile a lot, you greet the people you pass by on the
street, and you feel like giving everyone flowers. What’s more is, you
are even kinder to your loved one—more patient, more considerate, more
thoughtful, and more sensitive.
#15 Futurama. You always find yourself thinking
about your special one. Even in the middle of an important meeting, your
mind wanders off to them. And then you start to think about the future:
what it would be like to have a serious relationship with them, even
get married… or have kids. You even picture what your children will look
like, and have names for each of the three kids you’ll have.
#16 Apple of your eye. Even if you’re in a crowded
place and your beloved is in the middle of all these attractive people,
you barely notice them, as your eyes are fixated on one person alone. In
fact, even if you throw in celebrities and models with your special
someone, that person will still be the most attractive to you.
#17 What ex? Before they came along, you may have
been stuck on your ex. You even thought you would never get over your
last relationship—that is, until this new person came along. Come to
think of it, you can now barely recall what your ex looks like, and why
you were so hung up on your past in the first place.
#18 You just have to say it. You know that feeling
when you’re so overcome with emotions that you are going to burst? You
just have to say it, right? We mean, say the “L” word. After all,
nothing else can describe what you’ve been feeling.
If everything here checks out, then lo and behold, it’s official: you really are in love.
[Are all of the signs above applicable to your relationship?
So there you have it: 18 ways to know you really love
someone. Savor that moment, feel yourself floating in the air, and enjoy
it while it lasts. Better yet, summon up the courage to profess your
love. Who knows? The other person may feel the same way, too.
