Love feels good and it lasts. When you’re in love, you feel happy when you’re with the other person. You feel like a better person. You feel safe. You trust your partner and the relationship. You know you can be yourself and the other person will still love you, warts and all. You are willing to open yourself up to the other person, let them know who you really are. And you care about that person’s happiness, not just your own.

You’re also willing to work through the problems that always come with a love relationship. Just like everyone else, people in love often disagree over different things. Love means being willing to compromise. And, it sometimes means putting the other person’s needs above your own.

To learn more about what isn't love, there are also FAQs about abusive relationships here.