Are you in love?

What is the difference between "having a crush" on somone and falling in love?

You think you're falling in love. You're really attracted to a certain person. But this happened before, and it was jsut a "crush." How can you tell if it's real this time? Here's what some say:

If you're in love, ...
- you'll find yourself talking to or telephoning the person for no reason. (You might pretend there's a reason, but often there's not.)
-you'll find yourself bringing this person into conversation. ("When I was in MExico -," a friend begins. You interrupted with, "My boyfriend made a great Mexican dinner last week.")
-you might suddenly be interested in things you used to avoid. "When a woman asks me to tell her all about footaball, I know she's fallen in love," said a TV sports announcer.)

OK, so you've fallen in love. But falling in love is one thing, and staying in love is another. How can you tell, as time passes, that you're still in love? If you stay in love, your relationship will change. You might not talk as much about the person you are in love with. You migh not always call him or her so often. But this person will nevertheless become more and more important in your life.

You'll find that you can be yorself with this person. When you first fell in love, you were probably afraid to admit certain things about yourself. But now you can be totally honest. You can trust him or her to accept you jsut as you are. FAlling in love is great - staying in love is even better!