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How can you tell if you’re in love?

I don't really know but I'll always talk about them in a way I want someone else to know them from my point of view. All the romantic poets, or poems, it doesn't matter anymore because all I can write is something about them.

generally speaking, i believe it is when i started to comfortably peel myself—especially the ugly ones, layer by layer, making space and let them erode every corner to connect with whoever or whatever it is that i fell in love with (yes, the answer is not exclusive to romantic relationships only). i believe that despite not being able to choose who or what to love, we can always tell, you could always tell when you're in love. love is not a mere infatuation that can be felt immediately. it is build over time, all because we choose TO love. so, what is it that you truly feels and what is it that you truly wants?

Perhaps it's when I can freely and truly be myself. That includes when I can talk with them non-stop because the conversation goes smoothly, when I can tell them even the unimportant thing, and when I can be a bit touchy (I am not a physical touch of person but I will comfortably do that with the person I trust). I can say I am quite a hopeless romantic because after all the things that I mention, I believe in what my heart feels. I believe my heart will know it and thus, I will know it too when I am in love.

I can tell I'm in love if I realize that I'm attached to this person, can't stop thinking about this person, and all of this person's act always looked cute to me.

I’m turning off my DND mode (waiting for someone’s notification)

When I constantly think about them and see their notifications on my phone, it gets me excited. Mostly, I want to spend a lot of time together with them, whether it's just a usual conversation or watching movies together. Jadi menurut lo kapan giliran gua jatuh cinta?

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