Am I (Falling) In Love?

Do you align your interests with those of your beloved?

Do you focus on the positive qualities of your beloved?

Are you planning a future together with your beloved?

Do you think this one's special, unique?

Do you have feelings of empathy toward your beloved?

Do you experience intrusive thinking, by spending many hours musing over your beloved one?

Are you emotionally unstable (e.g., from experiencing euphoria and increased energy to panic and feelings of despair)?

Do you experience emotional dependency on your relationship (including jealousy and separation anxiety)?

Do you experience possessive feelings (e.g., a desire for sexual exclusivity)?

Based on your answers, you may be displaying one or two signs of falling or being in love. When someone is in love, the person may find it hard to get their beloved out of their mind, and they may be daydreaming about the person all day. According to scientists, an ‘in-love’ brain looks different from one experiencing mere lust and from one in a long-term relationship. The brain’s ‘in love’ phase is unique, and a well-defined period of time. If you answered ‘no’ to all the questions, you are very unlike to be in love (at least at the moment!).

Based on your answers, you are displaying several signs of falling or being in love. Being in love is a great feeling, but unfortunately this feeling doesn’t last forever. Either the state will evolve into a long-term relationship that we can call ‘attachment’, or it disappears, and the relationship ends. If the relationship is long-distance, or if there are other barriers inhibiting partners from being together regularly, the ‘in love’ phase usually lasts longer than it would otherwise.

Based on your answers you are displaying many symptoms typically seen among individuals who are in love or falling in love. Falling in love is one of the most wonderful, although strange things a person can experience. It can feel different for everyone, but there are some common signs that can help you identify when it happens to you. For example, you may be thinking about that special person all day, every day. Falling in love is great, but the feeling doesn’t last forever. Either the state will evolve into a long-term relationship that we can call ‘attachment’, or it disappears, and the relationship ends.