Is it possible to fall in love with another person while in a relationship?

There’s nothing wrong with feeling an attraction to another person when you’re in a relationship. Having a crush on someone other than your partner while you’re in a relationship is totally normal. And it doesn’t mean you’re a shady girlfriend or a bad husband, or that your relationship is on the rocks.

How do you know if you love someone or the idea of them?

If you truly love someone, you can accept them for who they are — flaws and all. But according to clinical psychologist Dr. Falling in love with the idea of someone means there’s a good chance you won’t just be irked by their flaws — you’ll want to actively change who they are.

Why is it so hard to fall back in love?

Because once you fall out of love, it is hard to fall back in. It is not impossible, but it is improbable. And if one or both partners were never in love — à la my stance on physical attraction — I doubt very much if it can be cultivated.

What happens when your boyfriend says these 20 things to you?

If our boyfriends say these 20 things to us, our relationship isn’t going to last. Saying the L-word always seems like such a big deal. That’s how it looks in the movies, anyway. We watch rom-coms and see characters struggling to find the right words and the right time.

What does it mean when your boyfriend says “Let’s see where things go”?

If our boyfriend says, “I think I could love you, let’s just see where things go” (or some variation of it), then that’s a really bad sign. Honestly, whenever a guy says “let’s see where things go” it really means the opposite.

How do you know if you are in love with someone?

Value. Partners who are in love value their counterparts and are more likely to feel lucky to have found such a person. True or not, they tend to think they have found their soul mates. If you feel that your partner is just another “fish in the sea,” you probably are not in love.