You know you are in love when...
-You can't stop thinking about her
Instead, you are consumed by thoughts of her . She just pops into your head for no apparent reason, and you wonder if she thinks of you half as much as you think of her. You wonder what she's up to and even consider calling her (but refrain from doing so for fear of looking overeager). But it gets worse. You're out with your friends and you see something in a shop window and think about how much she would like that particular item, or you notice a poster for a show that she would love, but normally wouldn't even have looked twice at it.
-If she's the last thing on your mind before you go to sleep and the first thing on your mind when you wake up -- and you've even dreamed of her on a couple of occasions -- then you don't really even need to read on to know if you're in love (but should anyway, just to be sure).
-You care about her. There is a reason why you don't really want to know too much about the chick you had a one-night stand with: you don't love her. When you're in love with a woman, you want to know all about her: who she is, what she thinks, what makes her laugh. You truly care about her and her feelings.
-If you truly love a woman, you feel bad if she had a bad day or is upset about something. You don't try to cheer her up because you have to, but because you can't help it.
-You find her quirks charming. The fact that she carries her passport with her everywhere she goes -- just in case -- and that, when she's eating, she can't help but construct every forkful, so that it is the perfect blend of ingredients, fills you with an inexplicable feeling of happiness. She does and says things that make her different, and you like it. You can't quite put your finger on why, but it doesn't even matter. You like her just the way she is.
-You have great chemistry. You can't be in love with someone that you have no chemistry with. If you and her seem to always be on the same wavelength, and think in similar ways, that's a great sign. If you also generate enough heat to set off a five-alarm fire bell, then she is probably someone that you could fall in love with, if you aren't there already.
-You don't notice other women as much. Although you can't help noticing a beautiful woman when one walks by, when you're in love, some of them tend to slip under the radar, while others just pale in comparison to her. Furthermore, you don't seem to be flirting half as much as you used to. You are slowly realizing that she's often the only woman in the room that matters, and, for some reason, that suits you just fine.
-You love spending time with her. This one is pretty obvious but important nonetheless. You look forward to seeing her, and don't care much about what the two of you will be doing. Lately, just going for a walk with her sounds like the best way you could possibly spend an evening. Furthermore, when you're not together, you miss her and wish you were.
-You don't mind compromising sometimes. There was a time when it was your way or the highway, but, with her it's different. Not that she asks you to, but you don't mind missing a night out with the guys to be with her. And you find yourself trying to incorporate her into your plans or altering them to accomodate her.
You also find yourself not putting up a fight when she wants to go to Shakespeare in the Park. Although your friends find this very amusing, you know that deep down, they wish that they had found a love like yours.
-You start thinking about the future and she's in it. It used to be that the future with a woman meant your date on Saturday night, but, with this woman, the future seems infinite. Not only do you plan to see her this weekend, but you want to see her a year from now as well.
-When planning your next vacation, you know you want to spend it with her, and not a random beach bunny you happen to meet while you're there. And when you get an invitation to a wedding in three months from now, you ask her to be your date, without thinking that it's too far away to tell if you'll still be together.
-She says: “I want to do something together.”
What she means: We need more one-on-one time together. Why she does this: She is saying it in this roundabout way to avoid coming off as needy. What you should do: It depends how much time you are spending together. If you don’t spend much time together, you can increase it. If you already spend most of your time together, you can ignore the hint. Remember: What you do early on in the relationship will set the tone for the rest of it, so don’t feel that you have to give in to everything she demands
-You can't help but smile when you see her/him and s/he is always smiling back. You feel comfortable and secure in the relationship and really trust your partner not to hurt you; ie, there is no need for jealousy or suspicion.
There have been good times and bad times and through, or in spite of, them all you have remained together. There are no major dramas in the relationship; ie, you do not test one anothers love, engage in relationship foiling gossip or feel the need to play games.
You each do kind and thoughtful things for the other "just because" and doing them makes both people feel good. Outside pressures are few and far between; there are none or only minor issues with peers, friends, family and teachers. There is no violence in the relationship at all -- NONE! You enhance one another, neither one of you presses the other to do things that may lead to harm or that the other is opposed to doing. The things that make you different do not push you apart; ie, different religions, cultural backgrounds or personal beliefs. There is no sacrifice, only compromise. Sex or no sex: it doesn't matter, either way it isn't an issue and nobody has been pressured to do something they weren't ready to do.
2007-04-26 16:43:15
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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You fit the standard definition. The more clinical description of your condition is beginning infatuation. Love in the mature sense of the word takes some time to develop, so this is more of a prelude to love.
You don't really need psychological help, but sneaking around behind your parents' backs doesn't sound like a change to the good. If they are decent parents they will be happy for you (unless she's twice your age or something) and you can work out when to visit. If all they know about her is that she leads you to break their rules then you'll stir up needless conflict.
2007-04-26 16:38:27
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answered by Houyhnhnm 6
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It could be a crush. Were you attracted to her just because of good looks? Yes, if you changed for the better, keep it that way. But sneaking and staying over at her place is unhealthy for a good relationship. Imagine if things would not turn out for the better, would she be afraid of you then knowing you used to sneak over to her place or maybe stalk her later? Just keep things simple. Ask some good friends for relationships advice.
2007-04-26 16:24:40
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answered by igck 1
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