WHAT IS LOVE?
“A crush is often an idealized, fantasy-like version of someone,” says Chloe Carmichael, Ph.D., a New York-based relationship therapist and author of Dr. Chloe’s 10 Commandments of Dating. But love is more than that. New York-based writer Madeline Howard Madeline Howard has compiled these 20 signs you might be in love with Women’s Health:
- Your feelings don’t fade
- You give them your full attention
- You talk about everything when you’re together
- It’s easy to make plans
- You’re open with each other
- You’ve lost interest in dating others
- Even chores are super fun
- You want to introduce them to your fam
- Helping them is a priority for you
- Consistency is key
- There’s no playing ‘hard to get’
- The sexual attraction is real
- But sex isn’t everything
- You know what love means to each other
- You want to be together all the time
- You’ve got the same sexual interests
- A disagreement doesn’t destroy your ‘ship
- You care about their interests
- You’re not on an emotional rollercoaster
- You don’t feel bad if one of you isn’t in the mood
