Being in love is probably the most beautiful feeling in the world. It is not without reason that most songs you hear on the radio are about love. But how do you know if you are in love? And what are the characteristics of falling in love? And what dangers should you pay attention to when you are in love? Based on various signals, it is easy to find out whether you are really in love this time.
Contents
- What is falling in love?
- What gives you the feeling of being in love?
- Signals of falling in love
- Are there also disadvantages to falling in love?
What is falling in love?
Most people know the feeling of being in love. You feel extremely attracted to a certain person. Being in love can cause very intense feelings. In fact, you live on a pink cloud and you see everything much more positively than normal. Most people feel very euphoric, some even feel ‘sick’. Falling in love has certain characteristics that are comparable to certain addictions. How long falling in love lasts varies from person to person. Overall, the feeling of being in love lasts between 6 months and 2 years.
What gives you the feeling of being in love?
Hormones, hormones and more hormones. Thanks to hormones such as adrenaline, dopamine, endorphins, phenyltylamine, and so on, you get the euphoric feeling. These hormones are produced in the brain. Especially when you think about the person you are in love with or when you are in his or her environment, extra amounts of hormones are produced. This causes the typical ‘feelings of love’ that mainly occur when you see the person. Think of getting a dry mouth, increased heart rate, weak knees, and so on.
Signals of falling in love
So you may suspect that you are in love, but how can you be sure? Compare the list of symptoms of falling in love below with your own state of mind. The more symptoms you have, the greater the chance that you are madly in love:
- do you think about him or her all day (and night)?
- are you bursting with energy?
- Do you have difficulty falling asleep?
- Do you sometimes have trouble eating well?
- are you cheerful all the time, even in the face of setbacks?
- do you laugh more than usual?
- do you have butterflies in your stomach?
- can you only think of positive things about him or her?
- do you have problems concentrating?
- Do you prefer to be near him or her all day long?
- do you want to know everything or his or her life?
- Do you follow his or her ups and downs on Facebook, for example?
- are you nervous when he or she is near you?
- Do you feel like you walk around with a smile all day, especially when he or she is around?
Are there also disadvantages to falling in love?
Obviously it is not pleasant when you can no longer function properly due to being in love. In the short term, intense love can be detrimental if your crush is not reciprocated. As a result, falling in love can turn into very severe heartbreak. Falling in love also has a negative effect in the longer term. Falling in love may cause you to paint the wrong picture of the person you are in love with. You praise the person so much that an unrealistic image is created. When you actually get into a relationship with him or her, over time the infatuation will turn into ‘loving’. At that moment you are also able to see the negatives of him or her. Certain negative points that you were previously figuratively blind to then come to light.