You know when you're in love when you go to sleep thinking about someone and you wake up thinking about them. You feel happy when you're around them. They can walk in a room and it suddenly lights up and you get that little feeling inside when you see them. When you're around them you can't stop smiling. It's such a nice feeling. Oh yea one other thing - picture this other person with someone else, if you can't stand the thought of them being with someone else you're in love. If the thought of them being with someone else doesn't bother you, move on.

I have felt all those things for men and, as time went on, I realized it was merely a bad crush. They were easily replaced by others who made me feel the same way. The true test of love is longevity. Will you still feel the same way about him years and years later?

yes true & i've been through exactly the same experience....altho i am glad i am not in that situation anymore

You know what's kinda scary?
You've just described every prepubescent child of a single parent, and when the parent starts dating someone new.

When mommy is paying attention to kid, kid loves it.
When mommy comes to pick them up from grade school, yay mommy, especially the first day.
When kid gets to spend time getting individual attention from mommy, it feels really good.
When mommy brings home a new guy, wtf, time to go all wobbly on the mothertrucker.

Or daddy.

Scary when the sex hormones start coming in and it's clear mommy or daddy isn't a viable mating partner that it all reverses.
Except maybe the jealousy when the parent brings home someone new.

if the thought of them being with someone else bothers you it was not true love. I had a gf like that so jealous and she say that all the time "just the thought of you with another girl drives me crazy" then her other bf contacted me.

I did love her I stayed calm cool the other bf jealous as hell lost his mind. I told her if she loves this other guy go be happy. I still love her. love accepts love has understanding love is slow to anger.

What's important actually isn't what "true love" feels like. What matters, is what you think it MEANS.

Unfortunately, OP, your description isn't usefully accurate for many situations. It is especially useless for deciding what to DO about what you feel or think.

In your case especially, when you don't have that hypnotized, struck nearly numb with brain chemicals sensation, you want to discard the person.

True, you probably aren't IN LOVE with that person.

But being IN LOVE, doesn't cause them to become loyal to you; doesn't cause their life to become compatible with yours; doesn't cause them to have the same feelings for you; and doesn't prevent them from doing things and making choices which might well hurt you deeply.

That's why some people imagined up a distinction between "in love" and "just a crush." There's actually zero difference in sensation, in desired activities, or even in what each person involved hopes to have happen. The ONLY difference between a crush and "being in love," is that people say they were "in love," when things last long enough for them to try to make things seriously work with the person involved, and when instead, it all goes to crap fairly quickly, they label it as a "meaningless crush" instead.

so true...

In my own view, i think if you find a sincere lover, your relationship will take long

that is Infatuation

I would not call this love at all. This sounds more like obsession and compulsive attention seeking. If you can't stand the thought of them being with anyone else that is just jealousy and selfishness.

If you love someone true you may feel happy when you are with them if you have been apart for a while, but you also feel happy when you are not, or any of the other emotions humans feel.

Love is not some magic pill that falls on your lips. That fixes every hurt in your life.

And sometimes love is a lot of work both physically and emotionally so it doesn't always feel wonderful regardless of the romantic notions people put out there.

True love is a lot more complex than that ^^^ IMHO.

oh I dunno..I can recall
that young love feels very much like that

I felt that way once.....and then the biatch cheated on me......and then I divorced her and went out and had all kinds of great sex. Life is funny that way.

"Recognizing the Signs of True Love"

The person says "As you wish" while rolling down a hill.

True love for me when we enough for just LOVE it self.. Either d person make u feel happy or unhappy.. Its all about acceptance and understanding cus Love is d tool that we have to deal with all unique character of someone

If you are thinking about them with someone else, then they are not the one for you & you may be obsessed & require pspsychotherapy. js.