Dating and Relationships - How Do I Know If I'm Really In Love



Dating and Relationships - How Do I Know If I'm Really In Love?

What is the difference between love and infatuation?

People of all ages get mixed up between love and infatuation. It's hard to tell which one you are feeling when caught up in the excitement!

A relationship between two people usually starts as infatuation. Over time, relationships change. Attraction and infatuation may develop into love.

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|Listed below are characteristics of both love and infatuation. | |

|For each statement, check which you think it is... | |

| 1. |The relationship happens suddenly, after meeting once or twice. |[pic] |[pic] |

| 2. |You think of the other person as well as yourself. |[pic] |[pic] |

| 3. |You continue to grow as independent human beings, while the relationship becomes |[pic] |[pic] |

| |stronger and deeper. | | |

| 4. |You depend on your partner to feel good about yourself. |[pic] |[pic] |

| 5. |The relationship develops slowly, naturally and sincerely. |[pic] |[pic] |

| 6. |One of you may have more to get from the relationship than to give to it. |[pic] |[pic] |

| 7. |There is honesty and trust between you. |[pic] |[pic] |

| 8. |One of you may become jealous of the other's activities or friends. |[pic] |[pic] |

| 9. |The relationship is usually based on physical attraction. |[pic] |[pic] |

|10. |Both of you can accept the fact that neither is perfect. |[pic] |[pic] |

|11. |Each of you continues in other parts of your life: family, work, ideas, and other |[pic] |[pic] |

| |friends.. | | |

|12. |The relationship remains as strong in painful, difficult times as in happy times. |[pic] |[pic] |

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|Characteristics of Love |You may find that the relationship you are in at present has characteristics of |

|vs Infatuation |both infatuation and love. |

| |Most relationships do, but the more characteristics of love that are present, |

| |the more likely your love will last . |

| |Relationship decisions made during infatuation could have long term results. A |

| |love relationship has room for the growth of each individual. |

| |Maintaining the relationship is a responsibility of both partners that takes |

| |ongoing work and commitment. |

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|Answers to Love vs |Answers to Love versus Infatuation Questionnaire |

|Infatuation Quiz |Characteristics of  Love |

| |2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12 |

| |Characteristics of Infatuation |

| |1, 4, 6, 8, 9 |

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