Time to fall in love

You're in love, again. Not just a little bit in love, but an all-encompassing "I've met my soulmate" kind of love. This feels true and real for you, but your friends are giving you the side eye. Should you be worried if you fall in love that quickly? Whereas some people are slow to open their hearts, others never hold back their emotions. The benefits of emotional vulnerability are many, but what if you don't have many standards before giving away your heart? Falling in love quickly and often may place you at risk for unhealthy relationship experiences. Different ways of falling in love If you think about yourself and your friends, you probably notice differences in how quickly people dive into their relationships. Some people approach love with reserve, thinking and feeling their way closer to a new potential partner. This doesn't mean they are avoiding love or have strict safeguards in place, such as intentionally withholding their emotions; it simply means they are slower to developing romantic investments. They know who they are and they steadily hold on to themselves as they carefully open their self-concepts up to a new partner. Falling in love is still exhilarating, but it only occurs after a sufficient period of time and connection. For others, falling in love happens quickly, easily, and they are "all in" right away. This emotional and behavioral pattern is captured by the term emophilia (Jones, 2011). Emophilia: falling in love too quickly and too easily Emophili...

Rewatch Value 9.0 Loved it~ I was looking for a quick-watch drama when I stumbled across this title. It didn't take much convincing since I love Luo Zheng and I remembered the female lead from another drama. The show is definitely trope-filled, but I knew what I was getting into (plus I secretly love cliches). The main cp had beautiful chemistry and the second leads started out annoying but I loved them by the end. Though some parts were predictable, there were a few surprises in there that I wasn't expecting. I laughed a lot and cried more than I thought I would. It was short and sweet and gave me all the feels I was looking for. Also, Luo Zheng's face is just....I mean....need I say more? This review may contain spoilers tropes-galore, only good for that classic fluffy rom-com feel Ok, I’m going to write my first ever review with spoilers. This drama’s storyline is all the tropes wrapped up into a coherent drama. There is nothing novel here, no major plot twists, you could see what was going to happen for the most part, from the start. But you’ll have lots of laughs, second hand embarrassment, and an at least decent OST. For everyone who wants to know all the tropes in this drama, I’ve tried to take note of them (hopefully I at least got most HAHA) - The ones you could tell from the summary: twin switching identities, contract marriage to fulfill grandparent’s wishes (on FL side, for money), two love triangles, ML CEO & poor FL - ML & FL first meeting is misunderstanding...

Cue the eye roll every time some dude on The Bachelorette says, "I’m falling in love with you" ... after spending approximately 457 seconds with the leading lady. Is that even possible? Seeing this on TV every week is sure to make you question how long it takes for people to fall in love IRL and if your relationship is on the right track. Tbh, it’s not as easy as The Bachelorette makes it seem (shocker!), and it’s completely natural for you to wonder about the real timeline of For many people, this curiosity can come from a desire for outside validation that their romantic connection is developing at a normal pace, says Shelley Sommerfeldt, PsyD , a clinical psychologist, relationship coach, and founder of the Loving Roots Project. "They may want to compare their feelings, reactions, and experiences with others to ensure they are on a typical progression," she notes. "Some partners may want to know how long it takes to fall in love to see if their partner 'should' be feeling a particular way toward them as well." Meet the experts: Shelley Sommerfeldt, PsyD , is a clinical psychologist, relationship coach, and founder of the Loving Roots Project. Lisa B. Schwartz, PhD, LMFT, is a psychotherapist and AASECT-certified sex therapist serving clients in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Florida. Loretta G. Breuning, PhD, is the founder of the Inner Mammal Institute, professor emerita at California State University, and author of Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain Your Brain to Boost Y...

Wondering whether you're really, truly falling in love with someone? Chances are, you've probably already asked a close friend or family member for the telltale signs. And if they're like most people, they probably responded with "you just know,""it's hard to describe," or something equally vague—all of which, needless to say, are pretty unhelpful. Related Stories • 60 Love Songs to Get You in That Slow Dancing Mood • The 30 Best Celebrity Love Stories • Romantic Love Quotes to Share With Your Partner But just as there is no hard-and-fast rule for how long it takes to fall in love, there's no set checklist for how to know if what you're feeling is That said, though, there are some common (and scientifically backed) signals that you're likely falling in love...and we're not talking about those all-encompassing "can't eat, can't sleep" feelings that let you know you're living a real-life version of your own rom-com. For instance, you feel the need to share even the smallest moments of your day with your person, and maybe you discover that their interests are suddenly becoming your interests, too. Or, perhaps you seamlessly start rearranging your schedule to make more time for your partner. And, of course, you might start wondering—perhaps even daydreaming—about the moment when your special someone will admit they love you, too. Ahead, we ask therapists, researchers, and other relationship experts to share the classic indications that you are, indeed, falling in love. So now ...

Falling in love with someone is a truly beautiful experience… It’s also terrifying, exhilarating, nauseating, and generally a veritable rollercoaster of emotion that’s wonderful and hideous at turns. If you’re fortunate enough to have met someone special and think you’re falling in love with them, you’ll likely experience the following. In fact, pretty much everyone who has ever fallen for another has gone through these stages, so you can be certain that most of the people in your life can relate to what you’re going through. Hell, most films and TV series have drawn from these steps when portraying realistic relationships, because people can relate to them. Think you might be falling in love? Here’s what to expect: Speak to a certified and experienced relationship coach to help you figure out whether you have fallen in love (and how to make this relationship a success if you have). You may want to try Stage 1: Realization That You’re Interested In This Person As More Than A Friend This often strikes out of nowhere and leaves you with your jaw hanging somewhere around Antarctica. One minute you’re sharing lunch with a colleague, and the next minute, your takeout pad thai is getting cold because you’re enraptured by the way their nose bobs up and down when they chew. Then it hits you: holy hells, you like this person. A lot. After this realization hits, it doesn’t take long before some kind of a date is arranged, whether it’s drinks after work, or a movie, or a shared meal…...

Falling in love can be emotional, exhilarating, and euphoric all at once. Your heart is beating fast, you have nonstop butterflies, and everything seems blissful during the honeymoon phase. But then, years later, you might notice a shift—maybe you’ve been fantasizing about being single, or seeing other people. Perhaps your partner’s once-endearing traits are seriously getting on your nerves. Maybe you can't help but wonder (and, consequently, Google) if you’re falling out of love with your partner... Truth is, “It’s normal for partners to feel a sense of ‘falling out of love’ now and again,” says Carla Marie Manly, PhD, a clinical psychologist and author of The Joy of Imperfect Love. Sometimes, feelings within relationships might shift due to clear-cut changes or “Mental health challenges, learning new things about yourself, changes in your identity, or a shift in your personal values are all internal reasons a person’s feelings may change about their partner,” says Nikki Coleman, PhD, a licensed psychologist and sex self-confidence coach based in Texas. You may also fall out of love due to external factors, like dealing with financial stress, having a child, or spending too much time apart. Meet the Experts: The Joy of Imperfect Love. Just like falling in love, falling out of love looks different for everyone. “For some, it may mean that something has changed in the relationship and there is no longer the same connection as before,” says Kalley Hartman, LMFT, a licensed m...

Key points • The early stages of falling in love can be summarized into three feelings: euphoria, personal endangerment, and exhaustion due to the first two. • The euphoric feeling of falling in love is biological and hormone-based. • Falling in love creates vulnerability and disrupts routine, which can makes one feel personally endangered. • One should not rush to seal the relationship just to ease the anxiety of falling in love. Instead, it's best to accept the feeling. To some of you, this reaction to love may seem overboard. But many of you know firsthand how falling in love can turn you into an obsessed, needy, and insecure person for a time. You don't have to have emotional issues from the past to feel this way—although if you do, this stage will be particularly difficult. Euphoria Researcher adrenaline and phenylethylamine, or PEA (also present in chocolate) increase when two people are attracted to each other and put them in emotional overdrive. Additionally, the relaxation, feel-good hormone serotonin lowers, causing you to obsess about your lover and consistently reflect back on the romantic times spent with him or her. This finding makes me smile. I have heard more than one man say through the years, "What happened to her sex drive? When we first went out, she was sexually wild. I couldn't keep up with her. She tricked me." If you have felt this way about a female lover, now you know that it was her hormones that made her into a girl gone wild. Exhaustion With a...

Wondering whether you're really, truly falling in love with someone? Chances are, you've probably already asked a close friend or family member for the telltale signs. And if they're like most people, they probably responded with "you just know,""it's hard to describe," or something equally vague—all of which, needless to say, are pretty unhelpful. Related Stories • 60 Love Songs to Get You in That Slow Dancing Mood • The 30 Best Celebrity Love Stories • Romantic Love Quotes to Share With Your Partner But just as there is no hard-and-fast rule for how long it takes to fall in love, there's no set checklist for how to know if what you're feeling is That said, though, there are some common (and scientifically backed) signals that you're likely falling in love...and we're not talking about those all-encompassing "can't eat, can't sleep" feelings that let you know you're living a real-life version of your own rom-com. For instance, you feel the need to share even the smallest moments of your day with your person, and maybe you discover that their interests are suddenly becoming your interests, too. Or, perhaps you seamlessly start rearranging your schedule to make more time for your partner. And, of course, you might start wondering—perhaps even daydreaming—about the moment when your special someone will admit they love you, too. Ahead, we ask therapists, researchers, and other relationship experts to share the classic indications that you are, indeed, falling in love. So now ...

Key points • The early stages of falling in love can be summarized into three feelings: euphoria, personal endangerment, and exhaustion due to the first two. • The euphoric feeling of falling in love is biological and hormone-based. • Falling in love creates vulnerability and disrupts routine, which can makes one feel personally endangered. • One should not rush to seal the relationship just to ease the anxiety of falling in love. Instead, it's best to accept the feeling. To some of you, this reaction to love may seem overboard. But many of you know firsthand how falling in love can turn you into an obsessed, needy, and insecure person for a time. You don't have to have emotional issues from the past to feel this way—although if you do, this stage will be particularly difficult. Euphoria Researcher adrenaline and phenylethylamine, or PEA (also present in chocolate) increase when two people are attracted to each other and put them in emotional overdrive. Additionally, the relaxation, feel-good hormone serotonin lowers, causing you to obsess about your lover and consistently reflect back on the romantic times spent with him or her. This finding makes me smile. I have heard more than one man say through the years, "What happened to her sex drive? When we first went out, she was sexually wild. I couldn't keep up with her. She tricked me." If you have felt this way about a female lover, now you know that it was her hormones that made her into a girl gone wild. Exhaustion With a...

You're in love, again. Not just a little bit in love, but an all-encompassing "I've met my soulmate" kind of love. This feels true and real for you, but your friends are giving you the side eye. Should you be worried if you fall in love that quickly? Whereas some people are slow to open their hearts, others never hold back their emotions. The benefits of emotional vulnerability are many, but what if you don't have many standards before giving away your heart? Falling in love quickly and often may place you at risk for unhealthy relationship experiences. Different ways of falling in love If you think about yourself and your friends, you probably notice differences in how quickly people dive into their relationships. Some people approach love with reserve, thinking and feeling their way closer to a new potential partner. This doesn't mean they are avoiding love or have strict safeguards in place, such as intentionally withholding their emotions; it simply means they are slower to developing romantic investments. They know who they are and they steadily hold on to themselves as they carefully open their self-concepts up to a new partner. Falling in love is still exhilarating, but it only occurs after a sufficient period of time and connection. For others, falling in love happens quickly, easily, and they are "all in" right away. This emotional and behavioral pattern is captured by the term emophilia (Jones, 2011). Emophilia: falling in love too quickly and too easily Emophili...