How Do You Know You're in Love?

by SodaHead Living Posted 2012/02/24 14:00:00

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	You can't stop staring at him/her	194 votes	18%
	You feel high	121 votes	11%
	You can't stop touching him/her	45 votes	4%
	You can't stop thinking about him/her	638 votes	59%
	You want to be "exclusive"	86 votes	8%

When it comes to love, they say you "just know." But YourTango.com reports that there are actually five key signs to look for when you think you may be in love: You can't stop staring at them, you feel high, you can't stop touching them, you can't stop thinking about them and you want to be exclusive. Sound about right?

1. You can't stop staring at him/her: Dr. Lucy Brown, neuroscientist and professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, tells YourTango that when you fall in love, you can't stop staring at the object of your affection. Just be sure not to creep him/her out!

2. You feel high: There's a reason why you're so blissful when you're in love -- the brain produces more feel-good dopamine, as well as norepinephrine, which makes you feel nervous (e.g. the racing heart sensation).

3. You can't stop touching him/her: Dr. Bianca Acevedo, Visiting Scientist at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, tells YourTango that your body will subconsciously lean toward your love object's body, mainly because you want to feel emotionally closer to him or her.

4. You can't stop thinking about him/her: Shockingly, people think about their love object about 85 percent of the day.

5. You want to be "exclusive": If you're really in love, you don't want to be with anyone else ... and you want the relationship to be long-lasting, Dr. Brown tells YourTango.

Do you think these five signs stick? How do you know when you're really in love, as opposed to in lust or in like?

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Sister Jean 2012/02/24 21:22:56

You want to be "exclusive"

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when you no longer have to ask that question
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wackychocolate221 2012/02/25 05:27:44

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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Ii think this is true but even though i have never been in love yet my parents feel this way. :)

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FalconFlight 2012/02/25 05:25:21

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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Cooking Eggs and Toast for ya. Just kidding

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wcake 2012/02/25 05:08:32

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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When you are really in love is when you want to put the person you love first before yourself, and love the way the person as now the person is.. *heart*. My honey from KY, my love of my life and rest of my days.

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Zippcodey 2012/02/25 05:00:37 (edited)

You feel high

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When you get into kissing, you get foggy headed and the light actually turns a foggy yellow. Now that's a high. This goes a long with the rest above.

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SilveryRow 2012/02/25 04:40:41

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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Out of these choices anyway

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Grace. 2012/02/25 04:38:09

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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Pretty much when all you can think about is them.
Kinda to the point where everything you do, you wonder how it would be if they did it with you.

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sunshine 2012/02/25 04:30:56

You want to be "exclusive"

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It's all of the above, but being exclusive means you want them all to yourself and have hopes of a future together, and you're sprung.

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iHatespam 2012/02/25 04:18:17

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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It's all of the above :-)

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ileana.a.stan 2012/02/25 03:50:51

You can't stop staring at him/her

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Love is about similarity.

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Medulla Oblongata 2012/02/25 03:33:51

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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I think, personally, that it's a combination of all of the above. But also, at the same time, it's a feeling you can't even begin to describe. Not to mention it's different for everybody.

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Welshtaff 2012/02/25 03:04:21

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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All of the above

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Fang 2012/02/25 02:55:35

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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If you have to ask then you're not in love.

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Deactivated 2012/02/25 02:41:43

You can't stop touching him/her

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He can't stop touching me and I can't stop touching him

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Emi 2012/02/25 02:19:28

You can't stop touching him/her

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wanna touch him in every night before I can't sleep..

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Toxic-Death 2012/02/25 02:13:54

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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Sounds like me!And i know i'm in love.

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Katherine 2012/02/25 02:13:28 (edited)

You want to be "exclusive"

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I guess this fits..... I'm not attracted to anyone else. Every man in the world might as well be my brother, or a tree, because I don't feel anything for anyone else but "him." I'm just incapable of having a wandering eye... at all.

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Maria 2012/02/25 01:50:14

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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yes sound familiar...in my heydays..

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kerebail.ramakrishnachar 2012/02/25 01:24:12

You feel high

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B P is the barometer.

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Angelika Insomniac 2012/02/25 01:21:52

You feel high

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Obsession = can't stop thinking about him/her.
Condomless sex = stupid or wanting to be exclusive
Lust = coveting or can't stop staring & touching.

When I was in love, people knew before I did because I was "acting happy" & not my usual bitchy, LOL

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Mrs. Prince Royce 2012/02/25 00:37:18

You can't stop staring at him/her

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When i look into his eyes..lol

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Jimbo 2012/02/25 00:11:46

You can't stop staring at him/her

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I randomly picked one because they can all be signs that you are in love.

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Liv 2012/02/25 00:08:16

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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I don't think these are "signs" that you're in love
I think when you really are, you'll just know.

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Anna to Liv 2012/02/25 01:32:00

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Yeah. I don't think you need to be 'in' love to decide you should get married either. I think that if you 2 like the same foods, can discuss things well, can hear each other well, eat at about the same pace at a restaurant, can speak the same languages, both of you take care of your teeth well and stuff, then, you're at a start.

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Liv to Anna 2012/02/26 04:14:54

I don't believe I said that...
Just because you can't stop thinking about him/her
Doesn't mean it's love.

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Amy Rose The HedgeHog 2012/02/25 00:01:55

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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I know im in love <3

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babydracula 2012/02/24 23:57:08

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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half of my mind is present but the other half is thinking of him so much....I smile too much too, my face hurts, it feels great and amazing, miraculous....never lived something like this before

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Theresa 2012/02/24 23:55:33

You want to be "exclusive"

but what do I know?

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Rhi-ot. 2012/02/24 23:44:31

You feel high

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All guys that I really liked that came into my life I ended up thinking about a lot and wanting to to be exclusive, but when someone gives me butterflies or I find my heart beating intensely while I'm on my way to see them I know it's something more special!

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hari 2012/02/24 23:09:26

You can't stop thinking about him/her

it goes in the memory / cerebral system of mind and keep thinking round the clock

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norm 2012/02/24 22:47:22 (edited)

You want to be "exclusive"

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60 years old and married twice. It is all of the above. The easier part is falling in love. Now the hard part-staying in love. Respect. When you lose that, it is over.

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AM 2012/02/24 22:24:34 (edited)

You can't stop touching him/her

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Yes it is that important may seem shallow on the surface but it truly is the one thing you share exclusively with your husband/wife..And although it counters popular perceptions that sex with one person inevitably will end up stagnant,boring and monotonous having spent a lifetime in very lengthy relationships I can attest to the higher the level of commitment contributes to a greater sense of trust and security .The more mutual communication between a couple. results in an extremely emotionally and physically fulfilling, satisfying happy life. Another way I know before the former(which BTW is a slow process) is I do things completely out of charecter ,give freely of myself without thought nor reason or regret.

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Wally-M... to AM 2012/02/24 22:53:25

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I agree brainhoney. Touching is a basic primal instinct. We can communicate by touching without having said a word. A soft touch, a gentle squeeze, a simple caress, in conjunction with a loving gaze, is real. These things speak volumes and are the ways true love is expressed and received.

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smitty 2012/02/24 22:12:07

You feel high

I fall in love anytime the wind blows the right speed and direction.

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Elz 2012/02/24 22:11:06

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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when i can feel a connection.

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blushn1980 2012/02/24 22:08:45

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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I knew when I couldn't picture my life without him He is my best friend.
You want irony?
I hated him when I met him. We have been married almost 12yrs...

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DeborahLakeHelen 2012/02/24 22:07:01

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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And all the other choices too....

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ReconMa... to Deborah... 2012/02/25 21:31:07

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so very true..:-))

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Deborah... to ReconMa... 2012/02/25 21:31:47

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You know it!

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ReconMa... to Deborah... 2012/02/25 21:41:38

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Yep...:-))

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Jane Constant 2012/02/24 21:29:42

You can't stop thinking about him/her

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All of the above

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