How Do You Know if You’re in Love?

We understand the progression of a romantic relationship from Knapp’s perspective, the different kinds of love defined by Plato, and why you may respond to someone with such intense admiration, but…

HOW

DO

YOU

KNOW

IF

YOU’RE

IN

LOVE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

!?

Perhaps there is no tangible way to define when infatuation evolves into affection or when affection evolves into this state of being “in-love.”

It is simply a natural progression; something you just know – like your favorite flavor, for example. You know your tongue is capable of tasting sweet, salty, sour, and bitter, but you don’t know why you prefer sour over sweet. You just… Well, you just do.

Sure, you could argue the culture you grew up in played a hand in forming your bias towards a particular taste, but couldn’t the same be said for love? We will all experience it differently based on our own morals, conception of love, and the environment we grew up in – yet, it is universally recognized and (albeit vaguely) understood.

You know you’re in love when this person roams around your thoughts like ghosts in a graveyard.

You know you’re in love when you go out of your way to do little things for your partner, even if it means a bit of compromise.

You know you’re in love after you’ve gorged on each other’s deepest, darkest secrets, and yet you still find yourself longing to be in their presence, let alone embrace.

Goddamnit, if you have to ask yourself whether or not you’re in-love, I’m willing to bet you are in-love.

Stop overthinking it and just enjoy it!

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