0:02 how can you be sure it's love
0:04 is it getting butterflies in your belly
0:07 just at the side of them or is it the
0:09 rosy tint of your cheeks that gives it
0:12 away despite what the movie show often
0:13 there is no bird landing on your
0:15 shoulder as you sing for your one and only
0:16 only
0:19 the experience of falling in love can be
0:21 different for everyone others keep
0:23 saying you'll just know if it's the
0:26 right one but that ain't helping any the
0:28 good news is some scientifically backed
0:31 signs can help tell you if you're likely
0:33 falling in love let's take a look at 10
0:36 signs you're falling in love even if you
0:38 don't think so number one you find
0:40 yourself thinking about them
0:41 do you think of them every time your
0:43 phone buzzes are they the last person
0:46 you think of before you go to bed when
0:48 you are falling in love with someone you
0:50 may find it impossible to get them out
0:51 of your head
0:54 your brain releases phenylethylamine
0:56 also known as the love drug this hormone
0:59 facilitates the feeling of being in love
1:01 with someone commonly found in some
1:03 chocolates which may explain why we're
1:05 so tempted to keep eating them even when
1:06 we know that excess consumption of
1:08 chocolate is not good for us
1:11 number two you're suddenly open to
1:12 exploring new things
1:15 did you just eat sushi for the first
1:16 time even though three years back you
1:19 swore you would never eat it
1:21 are you starting to bend your own rules
1:23 just a little bit to let someone else in
1:25 when you're beginning to fall in love
1:26 with someone you want to make them feel
1:29 equally impressed by you as a result you
1:31 find yourself constantly trying out new
1:32 things that you would have never tried before
1:33 before
1:35 if you're now open to new adventures
1:38 because of your partner chances are you
1:40 may have got the Love Bug number three
1:42 they've made their way to your priority list
1:43 list
1:45 where do they stand on your priority
1:48 ranking the usual priority list for most
1:51 people reads family friends work
1:55 etc however if someone has debuted on
1:57 the top five in your priority list all
2:00 of a sudden it may be a sign that you're
2:02 falling in love with them priority lists
2:04 help you compartmentalize your life and
2:06 focus on the people and the things that
2:08 you love you might be falling in love if
2:11 you are reordering rearranging and
2:14 rethinking your life number four you
2:16 suddenly find their quirks extremely attractive
2:18 attractive
2:21 crying during commercials sleeping with
2:23 the lights on suddenly all these quirks
2:24 that initially made you question your
2:26 significant others choices are now
2:29 extremely attractive to you
2:31 slowly but surely you find yourself
2:32 understanding and appreciating their
2:34 quirks you begin to find them
2:37 irresistible in every way and that
2:38 includes their quirks peculiar sense of
2:41 humor and their unusual way of doing
2:43 things if all this is true for you
2:46 you've likely started your trip down the
2:48 Love Lane number five they boost your
2:51 self-image have you miraculously started
2:53 to love the way you look in skinny jeans
2:55 have you started singing throughout your
2:58 apartment instead of limiting it to your
3:00 solo shower performances people who are
3:02 falling in love with someone often find
3:04 that it has helped them fall in love
3:06 with themselves too when you fall in
3:07 love you typically experience
3:10 self-expansion which means your sense of
3:12 self expands as a result of this new
3:15 relationship number six their traits
3:18 become your traits did you go from being
3:21 a denim lover to a plaid lover when they
3:22 introduced you to the comfortable world
3:24 of flannels and sweatbeds are you now
3:26 more interested in historical museums
3:28 and art displays over some of your
3:30 weekly sporting activities as a couple
3:32 learns to know one another their
3:34 individual self-perceptions begin to
3:37 blend you experience genuine pleasure in
3:39 your partner's accomplishments often you
3:41 can mistake your partner's attributes
3:43 for your own as a result of the self
3:46 other overlap where you begin to regard
3:48 yourself as more and more like your partner
3:49 partner
3:52 number seven your friends are noticing
3:54 are you slowly starting to bring them
3:56 around for your monthly movie Nights
3:58 with your friends are your friends
4:00 starting to tease you by their name or
4:01 commenting on your relationship with
4:04 them well your friends can probably see
4:06 something that you don't
4:07 talk to your friends and weigh their
4:09 thoughts and opinions on your
4:10 relationship with your significant other
4:12 you might be surprised by the lovely
4:15 things they have to say number eight you
4:17 feel positive about the future
4:19 do you no longer get worked up about
4:21 meeting project deadlines as you did
4:23 before you met them
4:25 your five-year goals suddenly seem doable
4:26 doable
4:29 love has the ability to elevate you it
4:30 nourishes your need to be where you
4:33 belong and to put things right all your
4:35 worries about the future can be put on
4:37 hold when you fall in love if you are
4:40 distant future plans seem not so distant
4:42 with them by your side the love spell
4:43 has done its trick
4:47 number nine you can't stop smiling
4:48 whether it's rolling on the floor and
4:50 laughing over a meme they sent you or
4:52 simply remembering the last conversation
4:54 you had with them you just can't stop
4:57 smiling these days right when you're
4:59 falling in love your brain releases
5:00 large amounts of the happy hormone dopamine
5:01 dopamine
5:03 you may feel an eagerness and an
5:06 inability to stop smiling the increase
5:08 in dopamine levels causes these
5:10 physiological effects
5:12 feedback loop can be established by
5:14 smiling you smile more when you're happy
5:16 and the more you smile the happier you
5:19 are and number 10. you feel more love
5:21 for others
5:23 you and your partner may not be the only
5:25 ones who are feeling the effect of this
5:28 newfound love thanks to the hormone
5:30 oxytocin more commonly known as the love
5:33 hormone you feel more open and more
5:35 connected to others a 2012 study shows
5:37 that people experiencing romantic
5:39 attachment had higher levels of oxytocin
5:42 persisting for at least six months it
5:44 helps improve self-perception in social
5:46 situations and increases personality
5:49 traits such as warmth trust altruism and
5:52 openness research states that the
5:54 hormones impact on pro-social behaviors
5:56 and reward centers in the brain improve
5:58 emotional cognitive and social behaviors
6:00 you may start to leave bigger tips
6:02 exchange positive words with strangers
6:05 and hold no grudges
6:07 do you know someone in your life who's
6:09 exhibited any of the signs mentioned
6:11 here or on the flip side have you
6:13 exhibited any of them feel free to leave
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