"Am I really in love?" It's a question that most of us have asked while still inexperienced in relationships and often asking someone else for advice only results in the standard response of "You just know". Hardly the most concrete of answers to depend on. In this article we'll discuss some of the common traits being in love can be identified by.

For some people the realization that they are in love only comes when they are on the verge of losing the relationship. We can take life and our important relationships for granted so easily and sometimes it's only when on the verge of losing them that it suddenly becomes so clear what they really mean to us. It's often very surprising to discover that actually, you're in love.

If a relationship gives you life then fight for it. Things which give you life are the things which feed you the life force you need to be complete and truly at peace with yourself. When you can't really imagine yourself living life without your partner, when the thought of casual sex with anyone else seems like emptiness, when you want to do things for your partner to make them happy... when you care enough about a person to want to improve yourself, these are all signs of real love and caring for someone important.

Most people do not fall in love often, you may think you do but once you experience genuine love, the fallacy of all the other relationships will become very, very clear. It's kind of like finally being able to see through the illusion of the past. When you have moments of clarity like that, it's a wonderful experience.

Learn to recognize and appreciate all that your partner does for you, learn how to teach them what you really need in order to fall in love. Rely on your natural instincts and above all be brave enough to take the risk of truly believing in another person.