Falling in love can be an exhilarating and frightening experience at the same time. Sometimes it can be hard to know if you are in love with someone or not. Read on to determine if you are in love with someone or not.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Defining 'in love'
Step 1. Find out what falling in love is
According to the Urban Dictionary, falling in love is "a burning desire to be with someone you find very attractive or special." Falling in love encourages people to experience incredible emotions - for example, you may feel both terribly shy and impossibly frivolous at the same time. You cannot choose who you fall in love with, but you can decide how to behave when you find out that you have fallen in love.
Step 2. There are different types of falling in love
The word 'falling in love' itself is used quite often in everyday life. It can mean that you just feel a fleeting attraction to someone, or that you really like that person.
- Friendly Falling In Love: It's important to remember that not all strong feelings are romantic. Allowing yourself to completely trust someone and become very close with someone without experiencing any romantic feelings for that person is truly special. If you want to be with this person all the time, then this means that you are no longer just friends, but best friends. It is perfectly normal to be in love with a friend; you should want to spend as much time with your best friend as possible.
- Delighted in love: When you idealize a person (a celebrity, teacher, or classmate who did something really cool), you may realize that you have very strong feelings about that person or their merits. It's completely normal to feel awe in the presence of someone who has done something amazing or can teach you wonderful things. Usually, after spending a lot of time with this person and learning a lot from him, you will be able to feel on par with him. You may find that your crush will fade when the original delight of having that person in your life wears off.
- Falling in love: Among humans, attraction to other people is a natural instinct. Even if you are in a great relationship with someone, you may feel attracted to someone other than your romantic partner. This attraction is the so-called fleeting love - this new person seems new and interesting to you (he is, most likely), but this does not mean that you should completely reconsider your current relationship or, if you are not in a relationship, you should give up everything to be with him. As a rule, fleeting falls in love begin due to the external attractiveness of a person.
- Romantic Falling In Love: Sometimes, if you fall in love with someone, it means that you really like that person (in a romantic sense). If you are in love with someone romantically, it means that you want to be with that person more than friends - you want to be the girl or boyfriend of your passion. If you are thinking about kissing, hugging, and romantic walks with this person, then you are most likely romantically in love.
Step 3. Determine how serious your crush is
Once this is figured out, you can decide how you best behave - whether you should reveal your feelings or not. The following sections of this article will help you understand how serious your crush is.
Method 2 of 3: When You Are Near Your Passion
Step 1. Think about your behavior when this person is nearby
Taking a closer look at your behavior means noticing how you instinctively react when your crush appears nearby. Different people react differently to the presence of their passions and, as a rule, this is an unconscious reaction. Usually, if you are in love with someone, you will react to them in one of two ways: you will either become very shy and speechless, or, conversely, you will become very confident in yourself.
- Shy: Do you suddenly feel the urge to curl up into a ball and hide when your crush is near you? Are you starting to blush and can't look up from this unexpectedly interesting lump of dirt on the ground? Are you starting to think you can't say anything funny or witty? All of these reactions indicate that you are in love.
- Overconfident reaction: Do you suddenly feel the urge to tease your potential crush? In his or her presence, do you suddenly want to constantly talk in order to get his / her attention? These are also symptoms of falling in love. However, do not give your passion too much discomfort - if you tease this person too much, then he may not want to see you again.
- Flirting Reaction: Do you want this person to notice how you are dressed or what hairstyle you did today? Do you want to joke and laugh all the time? Perhaps you suddenly want to look your best so that your crush will notice you. Patting your eyelashes and tugging at your hair all the time may indicate that you are in love.
Step 2. Think about how you feel in the company of this person
The most common sign that you have fallen in love is the sensation of a million butterflies fluttering within you when your crush is nearby. You may also feel that your heart stops or, on the contrary, tries to break out of your chest when you see this person; you feel warm and lightheaded.
- Do you feel anxious and exciting at the same time? Perhaps you want to hug this person or spend all your time with him. These are all normal reactions to falling in love.
- Do you feel like you could give up anything just to be with this person?
Step 3. Observe how you behave in the company of your friends and your passion
When you are in love, you may suddenly want to be the star of every conversation, or even completely speechless in the presence of your passion. When you are talking to a group of friends and your crush suddenly comes up and enters the conversation, do you do the following: If so you have a crush, you will probably do one of the following:
- Suddenly you feel like you should be the center of attention. You may find that you are trying to redirect the entire conversation so that you can talk about something cool that you did to get your crush's attention. You can even interrupt one of your friends just to let your crush hear your story. You can also try to be in touch with the person as often as possible to keep their attention.
- You suddenly feel that you are speechless. Falling in love can make some people feel confused and think they have nothing to say. If you usually talk a lot, but suddenly you cannot utter a word when this special person is around, then you are most likely in love with him.
- Feel like your friends have disappeared when your crush appears. You may be surrounded by other people, but suddenly, all you see is your passion. You cannot stop smiling even if what your friends are talking about is not funny at all. When your friends ask you about something, you may find it difficult to pay attention to their question because you are completely focused on that special person. These are all signs that you are in love.
Step 4. Determine if you have started to take better care of your appearance
One of the main signs that you are in love with someone is the desire to look good in the presence of that person. Do you spend more time in front of the mirror in the morning? Are you buying new things that your crush might like? Do you spend more time on your hair and makeup every day in case you meet your crush? If so, then you are definitely in love.
Method 3 of 3: When You Are Away From Your Passion
Step 1. Think about whether this person is the main one who occupies your thoughts
If you find yourself thinking more about him than about anything else, then you are most likely in love with that person.
- Perhaps you are having dinner with your family, but you are not paying attention to the conversation at the table, because you are thinking about what your passion is currently doing.
- You may be spending time with friends, but in fact you would like to spend time with your crush.
- When you go to bed at night, do you think about what it would be like to kiss your crush before bed?
Step 2. Note if you often talk about your passion
Have you noticed that you constantly mention this person in any conversation? One of the main signs that you are in love is when your friends tell you that you are constantly talking about this person. If you feel comfortable, you can tell your best friends that you think you have fallen in love. They will help you sort out your feelings and can even give you tips on how to get to know your passion better.
Be careful who you are talking to about your crush. Do not discuss your passion with anyone. Otherwise, someone might tell your crush about your feelings, and you might feel uncomfortable. Only share your feelings with your best friends - the friends you can most trust
Step 3. Consider if you have changed your life in any way because of your love
Have you abandoned or changed any habits to get your crush's attention?
- Do you walk around his / her locker at school hoping to see him / her?
- Have you changed the route you take to get to a certain office because you know that you will meet him / her on your way?
- You have developed a new and deep interest in something that your crush is interested in, like photography or cooking.
Step 4. Take a closer look at your internal reaction when someone mentions this person in a conversation
Often times, when you are in love, you will feel a sense of excitement at the mention of your crush. If someone mentions your passion, you:
Feeling anxious? Do you suddenly feel like a million butterflies are flitting in your belly? Feel like your heart can fly out of your chest? Are you blushing and laughing? Can't say a word? If you are experiencing one of these reactions, you are in love
Step 5. Pay attention to your dreams
There is a big difference between when you think of someone and when you dream of someone. When you think of someone, you wonder what that person is doing or how they are feeling. When you dream, you fantasize about things that you want to happen. People who are in love with other people often dream of their beloved.
If you dream of someone and imagine yourself traveling with this person, imagine how you hold his hand, kiss and hug him, and other romantic things, then you are in love with this person
Step 6. Consider if certain things remind you of this person
If a song, movie or book reminds you of him, then you are definitely in love with this person.
- If you listen to a romantic song and think, 'Oh, I feel that way too!', Then you are in love.
- If you watch a movie like Titanic and imagine yourself and your crush as Jack and Rose, you are in love.
- If you read Romeo and Juliet and instantly understand the hopelessly deep love of the protagonists, you are in love.
Step 7. Think about how you felt while reading this article
Have you been thinking about one particular person all this time? If so, then you are in love with this person.