How do you know if you’re in love?

Here are some signs that you may be in love, even if you haven’t yet said those dreaded words: “I love you.” Among them, there is the acceleration of your heart rate when you think about this person, but that is not the only one. Other signs include losing concentration when you are with them, feeling lost when you are away from them, wanting to spend as much time with them as possible, or even worrying about them and wanting to protect them.

The flea in the ear

First, if you feel an unusual interest in the person, if you ask them lots of questions about their day, their life, their family, their desires… in short, an interrogation (without the police station), that should alert you.

If you can’t take your eyes off her and are constantly trying to read her beautiful gaze, even if it means one of you blushing, that should be a red flag.

Are you constantly near your phone to answer her, without the slightest hesitation, at any time of the day or night? If there is no question of leaving her unanswered, of not reacting to her messages and that you often add cute emoticons to your manifestations, this should put you on the alert.

You change some habits

If suddenly you feel like taking care of your appearance, going on a diet or doing sports, paying attention to your clothes (no holes in your socks), paying attention to your haircut, your shave, and if you have a beard, you even visit the barber, then there is something fishy going on.

If you now wear expensive perfume and throw away your supermarket deodorants, start cleaning your house, worry about the arrangement of your furniture or the cleanliness of your room, in short, pull out all the stops, there is a good chance that you are gently sliding down the slope of love.

Integrate it into your circle

If then, the need takes you to introduce her to your friends, your family, that you feel that criticism about her will not be allowed, that you will only accept compliments on this beauty, that your eyes will shine and that you will not be able to take your eyes off her during this meeting, phew, it’s starting to get serious… If in addition, you put up with (at the beginning, at least) her friends that you find boring and insipid, it’s because your feelings are becoming more and more clear.

Looking to the future… together

If, unconsciously, you start talking about moving in together, about long-term projects, about babies (yes!), then you’ve reached a new level!

If you accept that she can decide everything every time, that you let her choose the outings, the restaurants, the walks, even the color of your tie, then you already have both feet in it.

Be careful not to get lost though, some men even agree to change the way they eat, for love. If your lover is vegan, for example, there is a good chance that you will taste vegan products, that you will even find that these flavors are excellent and you will admit that this food is better for your health. Long live tofu! But…

Become his hero

If your great mission is now to become the hero of your conquest, that you are there to listen to her, defend her, protect her, you have already taken on the cape of love. All these little signs are proof of love. Sometimes, men cannot express their feelings with words and prefer to do so, unconsciously or not, with gestures or attentions. A man who is not in love will be gallant, in the social sense (savoir-vivre) of the term, a man in love will be attentive and sensitive to his beloved, that is the whole difference.

And reciprocity?

Of course, if you realize that you check a lot of boxes in the examples above, it’s because you are indeed in love with the woman who occupies all your thoughts. But if you notice the same reactions from her, maybe you are both just crazy about each other and that these little weird “manifestations” like sending funny songs or videos are just the beginning of a great love story. Alea jacta est!