wow som - GREAT QUESTION!!
you'll be "in love" so many times in your life....
with many different people some romantic - some not...
"romantic" love - is not a matter of knowing "if" you're in love or not...
if you think you're "in love" you probably are because love really is a state of mind...
the question is - CAN I MAKE IT WITH THIS PERSON....
when looking at "long term" or potential long term relationships being "in love" is not what carries you through in the long run...
being COMPATIBLE is the true ticket -
can you LIVE together?
do you want THE SAME THINGS OUT OF LIFE?
do you agree on FINANCIAL ISSUES?
do you BOTH WANT CHILDREN (or both not....)
if so - do you AGREE ON PARENTING METHODS...
these are the big things that destroy "love" - and the truth is most people who divorce STILL "LOVE" EACH OTHER - they just realize the couldn't live together....
so for now - most of you are safe (certainly the under 21's) because - realistically - you shouldn't be "looking" for anything long-term....
doesn't mean you haven't met "the one" already... it just may be years before you know it...
"Stupidity should be PAINFUL!" - Cam
"Yeah - painful for the STUPID not the rest of us!"
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