Real love is difficult to distinguish from infatuation. A lot of what people consider to be love is in fact infatuation. The answers so far have described infatuation, not true love.
Love means that you care about them more than yourself. If you feel BETTER by suffering for them, then you are in love. If you choose yourself and feel worse, then you are in love. If you don't put them before yourself and don't feel bad, then you are infatuated or obsessive, not in love.
If they put themselves before you, then they don't love you. They may be completely infatuated with you, but they don't love you until they put you first.
Oh how I wish this answer was so easy as the answers above. I would be with the woman I love now if I would have lied to her (long ago) and told her that I loved her (then) when in fact back then I was simply infatuated. The truth hurts, and I refuse to lie to the woman I want to marry one day.
2006-11-14 05:58:38
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answer #1
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answered by SmartAlex 4
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The person generally can't express the way they feel or even how to show it because they are unsure what might become of it. They are hoping that you will respond back to them the same way they respond to you. You don't have to say I love you in order to know that this person has strong feelings for you. Their actions will let you know how they feel. If they care for you it's the same thing as showing that they love you. The signs will show sooner or later than you think.
2006-11-14 15:02:58
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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When you fall in love with someone, You will know! The feeling is undescribible! Everything you see on a daily basis looks more beautiful than ever before!
Everything feels perfect when your in love! You will notice that you will be prepared to give up anything and everything for the person!
One can not really describe it, You just have to experience it, And you Will! Everyone does at one point in their life!
2006-11-14 13:57:42
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answer #3
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answered by krazy_k006 1
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You can't stop smiling when you're with them, and if you're not with them... things lose their color... food tastes like nothing... you can't concentrate and you just think about her... You do everything to be with her... and when you are, time passes by and nothing else matters but her... You know she loves by feeling it the way she hugs you... or the way she looks and smiles at you. If it's a dreamy stare with half a smile, then she's definately in her happy place... Or if a certian warmth is in her eyes when she looks at you - a twinkle, or a spark... You'll feel it if it's there, trust me.
2006-11-14 13:58:29
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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This is a question that I really don't know, but if I had to guess I would say that if you think about that person and will do things for them more than you'll do for yourself,,,if u pray for them more than you pray for yourself, and if you can actually see yourself sacrificing all you have for that person then that's true love!
2006-11-14 13:49:53
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answered by Kimaya R 1
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If you are in love you will know it, believe me!
2006-11-14 13:47:21
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answered by --Br0oklYn-- 5
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