

{"id":33016,"date":"2019-01-22T04:59:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T04:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?p=33016"},"modified":"2024-05-20T09:12:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T09:12:30","slug":"it-take-to-fall-in-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/love\/it-take-to-fall-in-love\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long Does It Take to Fall in Love?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33018 size-full\" title=\"How Long Does It Take to Fall in Love? Are There Any Prerequisites?\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/How-Long-Does-It-Take-to-Fall-in-Love-Are-There-Any-Prerequisites.jpg\" alt=\"How Long Does It Take to Fall in Love? Are There Any Prerequisites?\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem with human emotion is it never explains to our brain precisely what emotion it is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is why a lot of jealous people do not know they are acting out of envy. They end up in dangerous, embarrassing, or hilarious situations. The same with love. There is a clear line between love, attraction, lust, possessiveness, and infatuation. It&rsquo;s confusing, I know. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So it begs the question how long does it take to fall in love with someone?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-time-it-takes-to-bond-with-another-person\"><\/span>The time it takes to bond with another person<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42 hours. Just kidding. It is not that simple. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no such thing as a set time frame for a couple to be considered in love. It is also practically impossible to force another person to love you. But there is a way to know if you have bonded with a particular person enough that you &ldquo;Love&rdquo; them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each person is different, their experiences in life and personal tastes are unique for each individual. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of that, this will be more of a guideline than a checklist. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you look deep inside yourself and be honest about how you truly feel then it will tell you how long it will take for you to fall in love with someone. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is also a matter of quality time. It&rsquo;s faster to bond with a person you interact with every day than with someone who only appears when they need something.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-checklist-guideline\"><\/span>The checklist guideline<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honesty is the best policy. If you deny how you truly feel or are biased because of your ego, then it will just waste your time. Nobody is judging you inside your head. It is between you and yourself. So there is no reason to lie to yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Word-of-warning\"><\/span>Word of warning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not use the same guideline on someone else to determine if they love you. <\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would be impossible to know what is on their head and what they are feeling unless you&rsquo;re psychic. Remember each person is unique, and their list would be different from yours.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You-look-forward-to-hearing-from-that-person\"><\/span>You look forward to hearing from that person<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humans are social animals. We hear this a lot. It is not healthy for our mental well being to be away from other people. We have an instinctive need to belong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just because we have an instinctive need to socialize, that doesn&rsquo;t mean we want to do it with each and everyone in the world. There are people who certainly try to get along with everyone but to each his own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most people, and I do hope you belong to this category, we only feel the need to interact with a small percentage of the human race. But out of that small group, there are also specific individuals that make us happy when we hear from them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Their-compliments-do-not-sound-cheesy\"><\/span>Their compliments do not sound cheesy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hear compliments from different people. Some of them out of courtesy, some of them are hollow, and some of them we hear because they want to borrow money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also people that dish out annoying compliments. But there are people that make us feel all warm and fuzzy when we hear it, even if it&rsquo;s corny.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You-feel-small-pangs-of-jealousy\"><\/span>You feel small pangs of jealousy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/jealousy-the-causes-and-the-concerns-in-a-marriage\/\">Jealousy is a weird feeling<\/a>. We feel different levels of it, and we all react differently to that feeling. It is very important to recognize that jealousy when it happens. A lot of legendary crimes happen because of jealousy. Even the Bible has cases of it. So I hope you don&rsquo;t become a member of the crimes of passion club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you feel jealous when you hear gossip about someone, there&rsquo;s a chance that you&rsquo;re already in love with that person.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Longing\"><\/span>Longing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Absence makes the heart grow fonder or out of sight, out of mind. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those are two age-old sayings that contradict each other. There are plenty but don&rsquo;t worry about it. If you think about that particular person more because they are away, then you are already in love with that person.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lust\"><\/span>Lust<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33019 size-full\" title=\"Lust\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Lust.jpg\" alt=\"Lust\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many kinds of love, There is a love that we feel for our family, inanimate objects, and pets. Fetishes aside, you shouldn&rsquo;t feel any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/sexual-attraction\/\">sexual attraction<\/a> to those things.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you do, not judging.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That aside, having sexual fantasies about a particular person is a love flag. It is one of many, if this is the only one you have, then you just want to have sex.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If three or more cases of the above apply to you, then you are definitely attracted to a person, but that doesn&rsquo;t mean you are in love with them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How long does it take to fall in love with someone? How do you know when infatuation turns into love, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/love\/a-hope-that-endures-all-things-real-love-in-marriage\/\">real love<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Here is another checklist guideline to see if you have crossed that line<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trust\"><\/span>Trust<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complicated but self-explanatory, we can write a whole different blog on the subject of trust.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Comfort\"><\/span>Comfort<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don&rsquo;t feel the need to be guarded when you&rsquo;re with that particular person. You can be yourself and comfortable acting that way. <\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you feel you need to impress a person and put your best foot forward all the time, you are not there yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Selflessness\"><\/span>Selflessness<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/small-sacrifices-for-a-happy-lasting-relationship\/\">You are willing to sacrifice<\/a>, not necessary your life because you have only one of those to give but sacrifice something for that person. Then you are in love.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Willingness-to-change\"><\/span>Willingness to change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changing ourselves is one of the hardest things to do in life. We are not perfect, and we will never be, but that doesn&rsquo;t mean we should stop improving ourselves. If we are willing to change for a person, then it is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/love\/signs-you-love-him\/\">sign of love<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expectations-of-the-future\"><\/span>Expectations of the future<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where lines are truly drawn for most individuals. Would it make us happy to spend the rest of our lives with a particular person? are they willing to do it for you? This is the reason why a lot of women equate love with commitment. To be in love, we have to commit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how long does it take to fall in love with someone? As long as it takes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are no requirements or pre-requisites. It just happens. The important thing is you recognize it when it does.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The problem with human emotion is it never explains to our brain precisely what emotion it is. That is why a lot of jealous people do not know they are acting out of envy. They end up in dangerous, embarrassing, or hilarious situations. The same with love. There is a clear line between love, attraction, lust, possessiveness, and infatuation. It&rsquo;s confusing, I know. So it begs the question how long does it take to fall in love with someone? The time it takes to bond with another person 42 hours. Just kidding. It is not that simple. 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