how do you know when you're in love?

[littlechick]

is it a physical feeling? have you ever thought you were, only to fall in love for real and find out that you never were originally (if you know what I mean!)

[crete]

o k whats his name ? you in love ?

[4getmenot]

I don�t think anyone can answer this question for you. Because love can be a totally different feeling from one person to the next. Some people fall for anyone they get together with, others never fall in love. For me I have thought I�ve been in love then realised later I didn�t as I had no feelings for them anymore and to me true love never dies.

[x sparkle x]

when i was with my ex boyfriend i thought i was in love with him. it was only when i met my current boyfriend that i realised what love actually is.i think it was a case of having feelings and caring a lot for my ex rather than being in love.

[teag1rl]

Love stinks
Not that I'm bitter or anything lol

[caz21]

4getmenot, i've never thought of it that way but its true! If it was true love you'd still be in love with an ex! hmmm profound!

My answer littlechick is same as sparkles, thought i was in a prevoius relationship and now know i most definitely was not, but now i am!

[Octavius]

It is an emotion that can have physical side effects! I think that as you develop your own emotions your idea of love and what that is/means to you changes over time. I think we have all experienced that first true love and then moved on life to find love in a deeper way as we develop and mature. You can�t really say how you know, as said above it�s a personal instinct. The idea of commitment is accepting that you will love no other the way you love the person you are with, although unlikely, this is why people commit to a relationship and/or marriage as they believe rightly or wrongly that 'this is the one'. Only you will know that.

[whiffey]

Isn't there a rather humourous implication here - that we can only know what true love is on our deathbeds ?

[crete]

whiffy pass me the sick bag

[888sally888]

I think its when you realise you actually never want to lose that person.

[4getmenot]

No way, because there are lots of people I would never want to lose. But I dont love them, I care deeply for them.

[Kate77]

I havent been out with anyone is absolutely years. Due to the fact that I am pretty fussy etc
but I have been in love and agree with 888sally!
when you realise that you have lost the "love of your life" so to speak it sucks!
maybe I am confusing love to lust! arghhhh think i will go home and carry on dreaming

[littlechick]

hhhmmmm....well I'm definitely love sick, feeling a mixture of sickness,anticipation, excitement all the time and not feeling like eating - not a common condition for me to be in! and the usual 'not being able to focus on anything - smiling at nothing in particular - letting everything slide.' Yes I think I might be - ooer!

[Octavius]

Ah well, make the most of it, and I hope the other feels the same.