{"id":81521,"date":"2022-11-29T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T06:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?p=81521"},"modified":"2025-06-24T23:02:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T23:02:42","slug":"signs-youre-about-to-meet-the-love-of-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/signs-youre-about-to-meet-the-love-of-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Signs You\u2019re About to Meet the Love of Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81524\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/New-Project-2022-11-29T112433.306.jpg\" alt=\"Man hugging woman in love \" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people find it difficult to find love. However, you must remember that there&rsquo;s no right or wrong way to know if you&rsquo;ve found the one or are in love.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Out of the billions of people on earth, meeting the love of your life might seem unlikely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the truth remains that some people are a better match for each other. So, how do you know if you&rsquo;ve found that special someone? Let&rsquo;s check out these signs you&rsquo;re about to meet the love of your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><b><i>Related Reading<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/romance\/how-to-find-true-love\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Find True Love: 10 Steps to Attract Love<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-signs-you%E2%80%99re-ready-for-a-relationship\"><\/span><b>5 signs you&rsquo;re ready for a relationship<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SA87G9LdlMQ?si=vG_2NHOF5Y72eFNn\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">&#65279;<\/span><\/iframe> &lsquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"subscribeYT_highlight\"><div class=\"subscribe_channel\">\r\n            <div class=\"subscribe_text\">Join millions <span class=\"sub_text1\">building healthier, happier<\/span> <span class=\"sub_text2\"> relationships.<\/span><\/div>\r\n            <a class=\"subscribe-btn-in-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Marriagedotcom?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n            <img src=\"\/images\/youtube_icon_small.png\" class=\"icon-left\" alt=\"YouTube\">\r\n            <span>Subscribe<\/span>\r\n            <img src=\"\/images\/bell_icon_new.svg\" class=\"icon-right\" alt=\"Extra Icon\">\r\n            <\/a>\r\n        <\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/am-i-ready-for-a-relationship\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you ready for love<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? You might&rsquo;ve asked yourself this question at one point. That&rsquo;s because it&rsquo;s a big commitment that needs some time to think through.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To answer that, here are some signs that could tell you&rsquo;re ready to take the plunge:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. You know yourself<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means knowing what makes you happy, what annoys you, and what your preferences are, among many others. People with<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/libres.uncg.edu\/ir\/uncg\/f\/P_Silvia_Self_2002.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> self-awareness<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tend to have better chances of knowing the right partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can tell if someone can provide their needs and happiness and maintain growth and independence simultaneously.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. You know what you want<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can&rsquo;t just say you want someone smart. You want to be specific about what smart looks like to you.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, you want someone who talks about their interests passionately or possibly someone who has life figured out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you can define what you want, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/finding-the-love-of-your-life\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finding the love of your life<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will become a lot easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. You take responsibility<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adulthood doesn&rsquo;t mean having everything together. Instead,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/officially-adulting-new-survey-explores-what-it-really-means-to-be-an-adult-300899236.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> being an adult<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> means that you&rsquo;re taking yourself responsible. You know how to be accountable for your behaviors and actions, such as paying the bills or apologizing if you&rsquo;re at fault.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/experts\/kimberly-smith-lmhc-fl-lpc-mi-mac-qs-fl\">Kimberly Smith<\/a>, a licensed mental health counselor:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Someone who is aware of and firm in their values, knows how to communicate assertively, and has a high sense of self-worth opens themselves up to be in spaces where they can find their ideal partner.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can reflect on what happened to you in the past, learn from it, and use it to your advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><b><i>Related Reading<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/accepting-responsibility-in-relationships\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Is Accepting Responsibilities in a Relationship Important?<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/pre>\n<h3><b>4. You have the right amount of selfishness<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means you prioritize taking care of yourself. The idea that you must put your partner&rsquo;s needs above yours is a myth. If you take yourself for granted, you&rsquo;ll likely feel resentful, drained, and pissed off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/learning-to-love-yourself\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loving yourself<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> doesn&rsquo;t mean being selfish. This is one of the things that makes you ready for love and attracts you to someone who&rsquo;ll give you the care and respect you deserve.<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><b><i>Related Reading<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/how-to-put-yourself-first-in-a-relationship\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 Ways on How to Put Yourself First in a Relationship and Why<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/pre>\n<h3><b>5. You don&rsquo;t need someone to fix you<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have your interests, priorities, and goals. Whether reading or traveling, you have a life you own. When you don&rsquo;t feel satisfied, you do something to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/love\/how-to-improve-your-love-life-in-6-easy-steps\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">improve your life<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You aren&rsquo;t waiting to be saved because you know that you do it for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most importantly, you aren&rsquo;t looking for a partner to fix you because you&rsquo;re perfectly fine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-signs-you%E2%80%99re-about-to-meet-the-love-of-your-life\"><\/span><b>10 signs you&rsquo;re about to meet the love of your life<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81523\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/New-Project-2022-11-29T112452.819.jpg\" alt=\"Couple having breakfast \" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lasting relationship is born when two independent individuals are ready to fall in love. But what are the signs that you&rsquo;re about to meet this person? What are the signs you will be in a relationship soon? Let&rsquo;s find out.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. You&rsquo;ve had romantic dreams<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortly before the meeting, some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/secrets-of-happy-couples\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">happy couples<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shared that they had vivid romantic dreams. Some even said they recognized the one after seeing them in their dream.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it&rsquo;s more likely that you will need help remembering the specifics of the dream. Instead, you&rsquo;ll wake up feeling content and happy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can better attract that person in real life if you feel this way throughout the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. You&rsquo;ve become a better person<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can receive the love you want if you&rsquo;ve spent time and effort developing yourself. Most people like the idea of love because they want someone to help them deal with their insecurities and heal them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, one of the signs you&rsquo;re about to meet the love of your life is when you know that you have to do this on your own and your match will be doing the same things weeks or months before meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once that&rsquo;s completed, you&rsquo;ll feel like you know yourself better and feel comfortable in your skin, which makes you ready to grow with another person.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. You understand your purpose in life<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&rsquo;ve realized what you have to do recently, you will find love soon. People who aren&rsquo;t passionate or haven&rsquo;t discovered their purpose in life tend to feel empty, sad, and uninspired.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can attract someone with the same level of dissatisfaction in life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you&rsquo;ve discovered what will make you thrive in this world, you&rsquo;ll be able to send a vibe and attract a happy relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. Love is all around<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you&rsquo;re surrounded by things that remind you of love, this can signify that you&rsquo;re in tune with love. It&rsquo;s something you can see before you meet the person for you.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might see more sweet couples in public, see ads about romantic movies or books, hear more songs associated with love, and overhear conversations about loving relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. You know what you want<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is also one of the signs that you&rsquo;re ready to find love. Being ready means, you can imagine the relationship you like but not close your doors to any surprising circumstances.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&rsquo;s a good chance you&rsquo;ll meet the one soon if you can&rsquo;t accept them to be the same way you imagined but understand completely what values you both want to share.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>6. You have more energy<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have more love energy, this is likely the time when you might meet the person for you. When you&rsquo;re with the one, you&rsquo;ll have to have high and consistent positive energy to sustain your relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, the universe can feel that you have this kind of energy and sense that you&rsquo;re ready for love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not feeling this energy, you should reflect if you have a draining or toxic relationship that leaves you drained. Then, you can remove this kind of relationship and prepare yourself to meet the love of your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>7. You believe the universe will provide<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterup.com\/blog\/what-is-law-of-attraction\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Law of Attraction<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> success stories highlight the importance of letting go of your goal.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you can&rsquo;t believe the universe and accept that you&rsquo;ll have no way of knowing when you&rsquo;ll find love, this mindset will hinder you from manifesting love in your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the signs you&rsquo;re about to meet the love of your life any moment is when you&rsquo;re able to share the love with others, enjoy each day, and feel secure that you&rsquo;ll meet your soul mate.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>8. You feel happy and a little nervous<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you meet someone who can be your life&rsquo;s love, it makes you happy and excited.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is especially true when you think of the things you do together, but it can also make you a bit nervous. This can be one of the signs you&rsquo;re about to meet the love of your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&rsquo;s because you feel anxious about what can happen in the future. You must figure out what to do or if your relationship will last. Many associate love with something they wouldn&rsquo;t pass by or lose.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>9. You think of someone all the time<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you thought of calling someone because you haven&rsquo;t chatted in hours? Did you go to a store to buy something for yourself and suddenly think of buying something for that person, too?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you like someone, you can easily take them off your mind and do your other activities for the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if you&rsquo;re in love, you always think about this person but not unhealthily or overwhelmingly. You&rsquo;ll likely meet the love of your life when this persona has physically, emotionally, and mentally affected you.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It makes you feel calm and secure whenever you&rsquo;re thinking about them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are some signs you are in love? Watch this video to know more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u8iyu-Fyxo8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>10. You&rsquo;re inspired to be better<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you set new goals or have a more optimistic mindset, being with someone you love makes you feel like you want to improve yourself.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This person makes you feel more motivated, inspires you to reach your goals, and supports your journey to be the best version of yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also do these things when you&rsquo;re about to meet the one because you want to see them content and happy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-takeaway\"><\/span><b>The takeaway<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81522\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/New-Project-2022-11-29T112513.064.jpg\" alt=\"Man holding flowers for woman standing infront \" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That wraps up the many signs you&rsquo;re about to meet the love of your life. You shouldn&rsquo;t feel pressured to meet this person.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead, you can concentrate on improving yourself to be better prepared to fall in love, have a strong relationship, and be with someone who deserves your love.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people find it difficult to find love. However, you must remember that there&rsquo;s no right or wrong way to know if you&rsquo;ve found the one or are in love.&nbsp; Out of the billions of people on earth, meeting the love of your life might seem unlikely. But the truth remains that some people are a better match for each other. So, how do you know if you&rsquo;ve found that special someone? Let&rsquo;s check out these signs you&rsquo;re about to meet the love of your life. Related Reading: How to Find True Love: 10 Steps to Attract Love 5 signs <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1363,"featured_media":81524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2498],"tags":[2578],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81521"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81521"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109909,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81521\/revisions\/109909"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}