How do you know that you're "IN LOVE"?

The biggest indicator that i'm in love is if I experience sexual attraction, being that I am demi-sexual.

 

For me love...is just complicated. Love to me is just being very attracted to a person and THEY are also attracted to ME. Throughout my life I've been in "love" with a few guys, but they never felt the same. To me, love is a mutual feeling shared between 2 individuals. Physical attraction means very little to me, so that doesn't factor in for me. To me, it's just a mindset you know?

Love is hard to explain xD

 

I've only experienced true, romantic love for someone once, and I'm still in love with said person.

It's different to describe, as you just kinda know. If I can confess being in love with someone, fair chance I know. This is after all of the oxytocin wears off, of course. And, I'll usually I'll put their needs before my own, neglecting myself.

Also, identifying as demisexual, if the emotional connection is strong enough, and I start to feel sexual attraction for someone, it's highly likely I'm in love with them.

 

You feel like you can't live without the other person.

 

Love is really a powerful emotion. It's so strong that you would be willing to run inside a burning building to rescue your loved one just to keep the feeling alive.

 

When you're always wondering what they're up to, when you always think about them, when even the little things remind you of them, and when you realize how terrifying it would be to lose them.

 

Isn't that infatuation and not love? I don't like infatuation because it leads to lack of space, then when the thrill of the infatuation does, so does the relationship.

It's better to have genuine love, which may be boring in contrast to infatuation, but at least it lasts longer. It also has less of the crazy ups and downs that are common with being infatuated. Being infatuated sucks because you can only be happy when you're with the person or talking to them, so basically you're devoid of a life outside of your love interest.

 

My experience has been that love is something you grow in to. It starts as lust and grows in to genuinely caring for that special person and being interested in all aspects of their life. It can get complicated but you're willing to accept it. All the better if you lots in common.

 

I think being in love is feeling sad when that person is no longer in your presence. They are constantly on your mind when you're not with them. They are the first person you think about when you wake up and the last person you think about right before you fall asleep. I think falling in love is a process; for some people it is almost instantaneous, but for others, like myself, it takes some time.

Geez, after reading through the replies, I'm starting to think that I may be demisexual, as well. I'm currently in a relationship with a woman and I love her, but I'm not sure if I'm "in love" with her. I'm so confused because I'm not even sure if I'm physically attracted to her. I guess it is time to do some research!