The butterflies in the stomach and all of the other physical things that some of the other responders have talked about are not love. They are chemical reactions in the body designed to encourage reproduction. Put another way, they are part of the way your genes reward you for finding a potential mate.
That said, let me also say that I do believe there is such a thing as love. Love is a value, or more precisely, to love something or someone means to greatly value that something or someone. If you value a person highly, be a it a parent, boy/girlfriend, or close friend, you love them. If, on the other hand, you don't know a person, but they make you all warm inside, you can blame chemical reactions for that.
Try getting to know the person, find out their likes and dislikes, and the things you have in common with them. If you do have enough in common to build on, you may very well have someone that you can have a loving relationship with. If the relationship is based just on tingles and butterflies, don't expect it to last. [ mbhubbard's advice column | Ask mbhubbard A Question ]
summer answered Monday September 5 2005, 3:03 pm: you know when you're in love when you feel butterflies in your tummy. when you're around that person and you feel comfortable around him. you can't stop thinking about him.
honeyJ17 answered Monday September 5 2005, 12:38 pm: Its hard to explain. You could just feel it inside. Its when you cant stop thinking about him/her,thats all you do and thats all you ever want to do. When you're with him/her you feel like the happiest person in the world. Its hard to explain you'll just feel it hun trust me. Take care [ honeyJ17's advice column | Ask honeyJ17 A Question ]
Mercy_x_Me answered Monday September 5 2005, 11:33 am: You just feel it. The butterflies, you cant stop thinking about that person, you could see yourself LAYING your life down for them... and it usually doesn't happen until you fully mature and know alot about life (18 at youngest... usually in 20's) [ Mercy_x_Me's advice column | Ask Mercy_x_Me A Question ]
roseangel answered Monday September 5 2005, 11:12 am: love oh my god the bast sensation ever you think about that person or just by lookcing you get the burteflies yuo cant stop thinking about her or him likee me i see the person i love i start blushing and i cant stop i cant really explain it but deep down in tuor heart youll know when you are in love good luck [ roseangel's advice column | Ask roseangel A Question ]
ilovetohelpdumbpeople answered Monday September 5 2005, 10:49 am: When your in love you love someone so deeply that you have to say by to them and hug them evan if their just going to the bathroom!! you have this contant rush when hes around you!! and If you this worried about it i dont think your in love!! remember you'll find that on specail peson one lucky day! just wait for it!! [ ilovetohelpdumbpeople's advice column | Ask ilovetohelpdumbpeople A Question ]
Dakmor answered Monday September 5 2005, 10:27 am: You just know. It's a new undescribable (indescriptable?) feeling that you can tell is love. If you're in love, you'll know, trust me. Hope I helped! [ Dakmor's advice column | Ask Dakmor A Question ]
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