How did you know you were really in love with your boyfriend/girlfriend?

Question

I think so many of you are right ...
I guess we all feel love in our own way... ;)
hard to pick just one answer..

Answer 1

wen you put them before yourself...enjoy them just as a friend...and can't see yourself spending the rest of your life with anyone else.

Answer 2

Welll this MIGHT not really be a good answer for you but it is how I just knew that my boyfriend (husband now!) and I were in love and ESPECIALLY that he was in love with me.

We both accepted each other's flaws and little traits that we didn't like. I have BAD mood swings, as I am the typical woman lol, and he still stayed with me.

I knew that I was really in love with him because I couldn't picture being intimate with ANYONE else. Just him. I also couldn't picture him being with anyone else and it just devastated me just thinking about it.

Sometimes you just KNOW that you love the person and other times it takes time for love to develop.

Here is a good paragraph to read that I just found for you:

Love means different things to different people. I believe the term is tossed around in too many ways, to the point where it almost has no meaning anymore. I prefer to use "intimacy" or "attachment."

There are biological aspects of attraction and passion that are an important part of intimacy. These form very potent sources of fuel for a relationship, and I think they can be very important if they also include a certain amount of consistent communication and emotional process. Other important ingredients include mutuality in the relationship, respect for the person, and empathy for whom they are and what their needs are.

Simpler signs are merely that this is somebody with whom you feel comfortable and enjoy spending time. This should be somebody you look forward to sharing an important experience with, and without that person, that experience would not be as special. Finally, you should feel that your life is fundamentally enhanced by having this person with you and when this person is not with you, you lose something meaningful.


Hope this helps you! Good luck! :o)

Answer 3

I broke up with my boyfriend after I graduated from college because I was ready to move out of state to start my career. I was so sad and crying a lot that I must really actually love him, so I decided I to put my career on hold for him. He is now my husband. We've been married 7 years and I have no regrets about my decision. My career is not as soaring as I had hoped, but it doesn't matter because I have true love.

Answer 4

"I just knew" is a good way to describe is. Love is subtle, and you don't consciously think about it, but they come before you. Their well-being is what matters. You don't think about them constantly like infatuation, and it's completely selfless. A good way to tell is... if they started dating someone, would you be jealous, or happy they're happy, even if it's not you? You'd give up your life for them. It's almost like you feel you live for them. If you're asking this because you're not sure if you're in love or not... you're probably not. Infatuation is a STRONG feeling and many, MANY people mistake it for love.


See the person Pinky something? That is infatuation. Love is so quiet and gentle and you don't think about them much. When you physically touch them it's incredible but not a turn-on. It's just exciting that you get to be with them. Kind of like that. It's so hard to describe. I hope you figure things out.

Answer 5

I love my boyfriend because he's an amazing guy, he treats me well, he makes me happy, and he's always there for me. My favourite thing about him is he's so smart, you can ask him almost anything and he knows it, and if he doesn't, he'll look it up because he'll want to know to. My best memory is going to Toronto for our year and a half anniversary, we went out for dinner and to see We Will Rock You and I just had the most amazing time with him. He has done so many things for me, I think one of the best was on my first birthday we were together, he had been sick so he took the day off work and he showed up at my job (at 8:59pm, we close at 9pm) with flowers and cupcakes and we just went out for coffee and stayed out super late just talking and being together.

Answer 6

It's really really hard to explain.
I just knew. I knew in my heart, and in my head that he was the most important person in my life.
I would do anything for him, just to see him smile or help him with something.
Just hearing his voice gets me so happy, i feel like a little kid on Christmas morning. And seeing him, is a whole different story.
Don't worry you'll just know when your in love, no questions asked.

Good Luck

Answer 7

I got a really sick feeling in my stomach the first time I laid eyes on my husband--22 years ago. Thought I was gonna throw up--seriously. He asked me out about 2 months after we started talking at work. He asked me to marry him 2 weeks after our first date. I moved in with him 2 months after. We got married 4 months after that. I prayed to God when we first got together to give me the strength to accept whatever time I got with this man and to not pray for anything more. So basically it boiled down to 3 things:
1. I was a better person when I was around him.
2. I was willing to give up the future for the present, so long as he was in it.
3. I thanked God for the gift of having known him and accepted him the way God sent him to me, without trying to change him.
As long as these 3 factors remained the same, I was willing to remain in the relationship. So far (22 years later) so good. Is it easy? NO. Does it take a lot of work? YES. Do you have to change? NO--you have to pick your battles. Does HE have to change? NO--you have to accept him, warts and all, UNLESS YOU ARE DO NOT LIKE THE PERSON YOU BECOME WHEN YOU ARE AROUND HIM. Does he hurt you? Do you have to lie about being with him? Those are some important questions that only you can answer. If he's a "good person" (i.e., employed, doesn't beat you or anyone you know, provides for his family if he has one, doesn't have insane expectations about you) then you have a GOOD MAN and you should hang onto him with both hands and both legs!

Answer 8

when that person cares for you..what i personaly feel that eyes speaks more than words you can feel love.....generally girls are more emotional than guys sometimes guys cheat them bcoz of their wealth,beauty or if they are earning well guys prefer to marry them which is not rite....always think and decide afterall its a matter of whole life well everyone loves successful person and wants to spent entire life with them but i think love is there success would automatically come bcoz u know when u will get true love in life u would always be successful in life i personally believe that.......

Answer 9

The way i knew was by, Constantly thinking about her everyday no matter what, even had some cases of "Seperation Anxiety"her and i both, the easiest way to know is like the girl above said "you cant picture your self without them" and also if you truly know them in everyway shape and form, that way you wont be surprised one day if u make him/her mad or something and it really throws you off

Answer 10

wen their the first and last person u think about
all u see is dem when your eyes are open and closed
wen you can't sleep without hearing there voice one last time
wen they have just said by and u already miss dem
wen you look into their eyes and see the world
wen u feel butterflies in ur tummy wenever u hear/say their name or see dem
wen its the little things that matter

everyone is diffrent but this is how i felt
trust me ull just know

Answer 11

When it lasted a long time and over that long time my feelings didn't change. I didn't start to hate them or anything. I did at times hate them but the love part was still there.