How do you know if you love someone?

You have taken the time to get to know them. You love being with them. You miss them when you cant see them. You deeply care about how they feel. You want to see them happy. You enjoy the time that you spend together. You are able to feel special feelings for them that you dont have for anyone else.

I am not an expert, but I think you feel differently, react differently, you can't stop thinking about this person *even* if you make a supreme effort when you are in love. You fantasize a lot about a future with them, you think about something and you want to call them up to discuss it. You change your habits, your routines, so you can spend more time with them if possible. You dream about them. You have imaginary fights and make up with them! lol If you have a question about them on your heart, you try to justify their actions to convince yourself that they did the right thing. They basically can do no wrong in your eyes that you won't readily forgive. That's what being in love is. You forget in an instant when you look at them, all your resolutions you may have had about not wanting to be with them, or all your fears and misgivings melt away because you can only live in the moment and drink in their presence, enjoying the fact that you are sharing the same space! I don't know if there is more...quite possibly there are a thousand different ways to know. I hope you can figure out what you need to figure out! All the best!