Can you love someone in a week

Another study of college students published in The Journal of Social Psychology also revealed that men not only fall in love faster than women but are apt to say it more quickly. Now, there could be many possible reasons for this. Are men more confident in their convictions, and therefore more likely to say ILY sooner?

Or do they genuinely form attachments at a faster pace? Who knows. Either way, these statistics are definitely eye-opening. The bottom line? Falling in love can happen relatively quickly — some say they feel it on a first date, while most agree it takes at least eight weeks. But you can fall out of love just as easily. Some things are well worth the wait, though — and being in love is one of them.

Attraction: You feel overwhelmingly drawn to the person, thinking about them constantly, wanting to be around them all the time, and feeling a mix of electricity and nervousness when you're together. Attachment: You feel securely connected and close to your partner, with feelings of deep affection, trust, and contentedness. Signs of being in love:. You feel attached and connected to this person. There's way more than physical attraction going on—there's an emotional attachment. You don't really have those jittery butterfly feelings anymore.

Instead, you feel a warm, steady contentment when you're with this person. You're very attentive to their needs and try to tend to them, and it's not because you want this person to like you. You just want them to be happy. You earnestly care about this person's well-being—regardless of whether you stay together. You would go to great lengths to take care of this person and to avoid hurting them. You feel alive, full, and fully yourself when you're with this person. The idea of learning more about this person's inner world lights you up.

You want to be a better version of yourself. You may be thinking meaningfully about a future or long-term commitment with this person. You're not concerned about the risks of going deeper with this person.

Saying you "like" them just doesn't feel like enough. How to make someone fall in love with you:. Don't put pressure on it. Get vulnerable.

Grow your emotional connection. The bottom line. Kelly Gonsalves is a multi-certified sex educator and relationship coach based in Brooklyn, as well as the sex and relationships editor at mindbodygreen. She has a degree in journalism More On This Topic Sex. Kelly Gonsalves. With Megan Bruneau, M. Jamie Schneider. Emma Loewe. Integrative Health. Latest Articles Mental Health. But here's your biology lesson for the day, ladies: Once he commits, he commits! While love-struck men might be a complete mess, we ladies also tend to experience a notable shift in our usual physical M.

Pretty soon after that bizarre love anxiety has worn off, it's often replaced with a giddy, euphoric "high. The feelings we have during this period are as addictive as cocaine. Ultimately, it's a good idea to remember that there really is no rush. Even if your feelings are pushing you and your new bae together at lightning speed, it never hurts to try to keep things in perspective.

Only time will tell if what you're feeling is, in fact, love. In the mean time, enjoy the time you spend with the person you're seeing and all those awesome feels that come along with it.

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