Knowledge and experience. Also reciprocity.
Do you like them more the more you know about them? Do they feel the same way? Would you sacrifice for them? Would they for you?
You really need to be a good judge of character to tell. There are people that make their living exploiting this intricacy.
the best answer so far to me.
A crush is a an emotional impulse, an urge fuelled by attraction, a prolonged crush becomes a desire and in time desire becomes need which becomes love, which is more of a state of mind rather than an emotion or an impulse
true but needs more detail.
example of what u just said...i'm attracted to pretty girl, we sleep together now i have a sexual desire. after a few months i feel as if i need her all the time but now a days the need is stimulated by the ***. since i now feel as if i need her i believe i love her. this is only one example but its one reason caliburn was talking about divorce
Infatuation and love mean the same thing.
not true... literal meaning of infatuation-temporary passion: an intense but short-lived and irrational passion for somebody or something. love isnt temporary. right now i'm infatuated with the Naruto story, doesnt mean i'd give up everything/ or die for it
Crush > It's your gential that tingles
Love > It's your heart that talks
short sweet and to the point
a crush is a harmless attraction towards another person i.e. infatution lol
when someone is in love their mind never strays from that person. the body craves for them, the soul cant go on without them. Sacrifice is huge when determining love, will you take the necessary steps to be with them forever. do you accept them no matter the circumstance?? if they died would you lose a part of yourself?? one of the biggest things about love is forgiveness. will one wrong step/action change ur feelings?? if so ur not in love