How Do You Know When You're in Love

Love happens! Yes, it just happens. All the mushy and sweet chocolate like portrayal of love in films and books (Oh yes! Mills and Boons included!) is absolutely endearing, isn't it? Actually, it is a thing which just does not qualify for an in depth analysis. The reason? Simple. That thing called love is not a theory or science, although there is a study which says that some chemical reactions in the brain lead to that feeling of love. But there is no specific definition of love. I think love throws our life into a complete tizzy so you just cannot dissect and explain it! Those who are in love will surely give this a nod of approval. But how do you know when you're in love? Probable answers to this, oh-so important, dilemma in life will be tried and unveiled through the text below.

How To Know When You're In Love

It's not set in stone, so no one can tell exactly what are the things which tell you that you are in love. It is a very very personal and subjective experience and it is surely something. Let me tell you what it was when I fell for someone.

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Okay, ask this to yourself. Do you like to just 'BE' with that person? No talk, no extreme physical proximity (for instance, if you know what I mean), but just being in his or her company gives you a sense of satisfaction and immense pleasure. If the answer is yes, honey, you might as well be in love. If being with that person makes you feel special, wanted and at an absolute ease, that's it! That is what I think is the solution to the query how do you know if you love someone.

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Now, the problem is that you feel great even with your best friend of the opposite sex. So, is that love? Obviously not. We go a step further. When you are not with that person, you think about him or her. Logical, right? That person is always on your mind even when he or she is not around. Now the flip side. If the other person does not know about your feelings towards him or her, it may happen that you would act in a real awkward manner. You are obviously trying your best to hide the fact from your love interest, which is the reason for you behaving like that.

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If you are giving it a serious thought, then think about whether you would spend your whole life with that person? His and her drawbacks and flaws apart? Will you stop thinking about and caring for that person if he or she turns old or does not look as good as he or she does right now? Moreover, if you cannot imagine yourself with anyone else other than that 'chosen one', you have got your answer to how do you know when you're in love with someone. Further, at the mention of the name of that person, you skip a beat and go in frenzy. If you were ever thinking of how do you know you're in love, this is most likely your pacifier.

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They say, true love comes back to you even if you have to let it go. If it does not come back to you, then probably it wasn't destined for you. Then are you ready to let go? Love, to add to its umpteen dimensions is also about being happy with the happiness of your love interest. It would be a crushing blow to let go, but when you are truly and deeply in love, I guess you get the strength to let go. That is one of the signs he is in love, or she is in love.

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It strikes you all of a sudden, like a thunderbolt, as mentioned in Godfather, at least that is what happened in my case. Sometimes a split second is enough to make you realize and get the answer to how do you know when you're in love. One of my friends was telling me the other day about a guy she loved. She told me that when he visited her, they caught up over a coffee and a movie and some shopping. He was there for a couple of days and then he left. Till the time he left, she hadn't realized that she was completely into him. After he left, it struck her how badly she missed him and could not think of anyone else except him. So, if this has happened to you, perhaps you are in love!

I don't know what else does it mean to be in love or how many signs of being in love there are. Oh yes, there is another answer to this herculean question of how do you know when you're in love. Every night when your eyes are all droopy, you are extremely sleepy and tired and still you cannot help thinking about him or her, and when you close your eyes, only to see him or her, my dear ladies and gentlemen, cupid has certainly struck you!

If you need more answers, may be you can try out an online how do you know when you're in love quiz! That was what I found to be the probable solution to the issue of how do you know when you're in love. I hope you find your answer and the love of your life too!

Till, then it is adios from me!

PS: Being in love is not entitled to the feeling of violins playing and feeling trance-like euphoria in real life! The love of your life, in addition to this, would most probably not sing love songs for you! However, feeling extremely good all the time and not being able to concentrate slightly is a common consequence of being in love.