20+ Women Share the Moment They Knew They Were In Love with Their Partner

Author image for Elna McHilderson
Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Mar 13, 2024 11:00 AM EDT

No cheesy unrealistic rom-com quotes here, just true, raw, rea life 'falling in love.'

Advertisement

  • What even is love? Is it the butterflies you feel in your stomach when you see your crush? Is it the pain in your heart when you have to leave your sweetie? Is it the trust and respect you two share for each other? Or is it the electric fire in the bedroom? These questions have been asked for the entirety of human consciousness. “What is love? Oh, baby, don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more,” asked the famous ‘90s pop singer Haddaway. To be honest, nobody has found a factual answer, and nobody ever will. Love is a different experience inside everyone’s heart. However, everyone can describe their personal falling-in-love moment. And just this happened on Reddit recently! Women came from all over the internet to describe their moments of falling in love. It's beautiful, wholesome, and will cure anyone suffering from losing hope in love. Don't worry! The heart is a muscle, you will heal from that broken heart and you will love again. Humans will always love. 

    Check out what lessons Cheezcake members learned from their experiences with love here!

  • 01
    how did you know that you were in love with your partner?
    via bunjaminfranklin7
  • 02
    "He felt like my home"
    via pixabay via getarchive

    kolsen92

  • 03
    mmbahcat 3 days ago • When I realized I valued spending time with him as much as my alone time
    via mmbahcat
  • 04
    Maleficent_Invite 917 3 days ago Wrapped in his arms for cuddles felt like home. I felt safe and peaceful. His attraction to me was so palpable that for once I felt completely comfortable in my own skin when intimate. He showed me I could trust him by respecting my needs and
    via Maleficent_Invite917
  • 05
    boundaries, and consistently showing up and being true to his word and himself. The pieces just fell together to create strong building blocks that enabled us to overcome more serious situations later, and lead to a bond that's both romantic and fulfilling as my best friend who I always enjoy being around.
    via Maleficent_Invite917
  • 06
    AshenSkyler - 3 days ago I just like always wanted to be around her, felt like I was going crazy and obsessed at first but that kinda dulled into I just feel much happier when we're together than when we're apart Plus I'm super attracted to her, she makes my little sapphic heart skip a beat every time we touch I don't know that I could live without her
    via AshenSkyler
  • 07
    MeetIllustrious9216 3 days ago It was the first time I had ever been able to be my completely authentic self and everything felt "easy". Not in a sense that we didn't have conflict, because we did. But it was easy to be myself. Easy to WANT to compromise. Easy to want to care and do things for each other. Easy to enjoy his company doing anything or nothing at all. Easy to be vulnerable. I felt all of his happiness, sadness, anger, etc even though he didn't put it on my shoulders. It felt like al
    via MeetIllustrious9216
  • 08
    • aippom 3 days ago When I was having a mental breakdown and he said he wasn't going anywhere. He always wants to talk or hear about whats going on with me or what I want to say, even if it's info dumping. He is my bestfriend and I knew I was in love after he said that. Now he is my husband.
    via aippom
  • 09
    ladulceloca 3 days ago . When he went on a weekend trip with his friends and I felt completely at ease. Idk how to explain it, but knowing that you are with someone and they are with you but you can both be your own people separately, without doubting your love at all. That was what did it for me.
    via ladulceloca
  • 10
    want_chocolate 3 days ago • He let me vent out some of my past traumas. He listened, and made me feel heard, without making me feel judged. He held my hand, calmed me down when I got riled up a bit. And said thank you for sharing. He didn't belittle me, or make me feel like I was the problem.
    via want_chocolate
  • 11
    And now, anytime I get a text from him, we text every day, as we are long distance at the moment, I light up whenever I hear his ringtone. Just a simple good morning text brightens my day. He shares funny memes with me, he gets my obscure references and responds in kind. He makes an effort to make me feel wanted. Gives as much as he receives from me. The relationship is smooth and fairly effortless on both our parts.
    via want_chocolate
  • 12
    • N7twitch 3 days ago 오 O+ We were on the sofa and I said something and she laughed, and when she did her eyes just ++ sparkled and my heart went flip flop and I was like 'ah hit I'm in love with this girl'. Took me three days to work up the courage to tell her, but I've told her every day since.
    via N7twitch
  • 13
    xholypandax 3 days ago I fell in love for the first time in my early 20s, and I don't think I'll ever again. I started asking myself, 'How could other girls break up with him, or why? He is just perfect.' I thought I'd never leave him, but then I realized that we're not so compatible. So, I let him go and wished for him to be happy with someone who is right for him. I think when you truly love someone, you just want them to be genuinely happy, even if it means sacrificing your own happiness.
    via xholypandax
  • 14
    • im_literally_a_duck 3 days ago My fiancee and I were childhood best friends. We were at each other's houses every weekend. Im talking from age 5 up till now. I don't remember what life was without him. The lines really seem to blur when it comes to when or how we fell in love. There was a brief time in high school where i dated someone other than him, and that's when it kinda hit me. I really, really hate life without him.
    via im_literally_a_duck
  • 15
    emack2199. 3 days ago We were laying in bed together, super relaxed. We were talking about so many silly things and I realized that I was so in love with him. I feel so comfortable with him..like I can be myself without judgement.
    via emack2199
  • 16
    • LookingForOxytocin 3 days ago We were on a bus, and the bus made a sudden break due to a small accident. We were seated in the back, he was beside me, and we were pushed forward with force. His first instinct was to make sure I was okay, even before. he recovered from the push. That's the moment I knew.
    via LookingForOxytocin
  • 17
    Cheekygirl97 3 days ago He's the first man I've met that respected my boundaries firstly. Secondly, I think he's super funny and amazing, he matches me in many ways personality wise, I still get butterflies when I talk to him. I smile every time I think of him, I get excited when I get to talk to him and spend time with him. He's my favourite person! I don't want to imagine a life without him in it
    via Cheekygirl97
  • 18
    Alternative_Sea_2036 · 3 days ago The first time we met offline, it felt like, I don't know, a type of light just switched on inside of me the moment I saw him, I just couldn't stop smiling. I wouldn't be able to properly describe it but years later I still feel the same exact feeling to the point I'm like "yeah, I'm definitely still in love with that man" and it keeps on reminding me of that day.
    via Alternative_Sea_2036
  • 19
    ABigJarOfPickles • 3 days ago I just knew that he was my person. I could trust him with anything, he would listen, and want to learn more about what I love. When we first started dating, he would go out of his way to show me how much he loved and cared for me constantly, even if it meant driving 40 minutes to get to me. The effort that he gave and understanding of my feelings and struggles in life was wonderful.
    via ABigJarOfPickles
  • 20
    topazbee 3 days ago The night we met, I never felt so at home with anyone in my life. It was like we were lifelong friends, and it took him two hours to ask me to dance. During those two hours, this guy had me feeling reduced to feeling like this was a jr. high dance. I was in my 30s. I'd look at him, and he'd look away; he'd look at me, I'd look away! This is ridiculous, but I
    via topazbee
  • 21
    can't move was my thought. The whole place felt the electricity, the proof was that after we danced and started talking, everyone came by our table to see who he was. "You know everybody in this place, don't you?" "Well, yeah, I grew up here. You're going to be tomorrow's news townwide tomorrow morning." He loved it, the third time we met, he asked me to marry him. 37 days after we met, we married. 31 years
    via topazbee
  • 22
    June. We have the same taste, so putting a home together happens quickly. We have the same beliefs, we both pull good money, and we've had a lot of cool and unusual adventures. Most call us Relationship Goals, we do feel blessed as life has seemed easier together. Was married before, he was 6 years dating and 7 married, so the courtship length is bs. The ex still hid himself till after the wedding bells and became a nightmare afterward. My student marriage, as I call it. This time, I knew exactl
    via topazbee
  • 23
    Funkeenotajunkee 2 days ago He was helping me work on my house and i was unaware that he was highly allergic to rats- which there had been previously in my attic. He came down the ladder, eyes swollen, itching everywhere -screaming for water or Benadryl or SOMETHING!!! I grabbed a bottle of Benadryl and in 3 swift motions he took dumped them on the counter, crushed them with a spoon laying nearby and snorted them. That was the moment I knew I was in love.
    via Funkeenotajunkee
  • 24
    . squishedpies · 2 days ago · edited 2 days ago q Oh god I have so many memories where I thought "wow, Im in love with you". The exact moment was when we were watching SpongeBob and he quoted a line at the same time I was quoting it in my head. I laid on his lap, looked at him, grinned, and told him "I'm obsessed with you, I've met my match". Another time was when I was getting my tattoo. I was laying down and asked him to distract me from the pain. He pulled a chair next to the bed, held my han
    via squishedpies
  • 25
    time I got the tattoo and we just talked face to face. he gave kisses, burrowed his head in my arm/hand...stared at each other for a bit. I feel happy just recounting these sweet memories. I also started to operate differently. I'm not a very physical person in relationships but I just can't keep my hands off him. I also loveee when he hugs me from behind, we fit so perfectly like a puzzle. And his natural body odor smells sooo addictive. I've only been reaaaally in love with someone twice and t
    via squishedpies
  • 26
    earfturf555 3 days ago as morbid as this sounds the thought of him no longer being alive made me bawl my eyes out each and every time... i cant live my life without him i would see car accidents on the road, watch the news and hear about people losing their loved ones and he became on of those people that id be devastated about losing.. that also helped me know that he was the one. currently married for 3 years :)
    via earfturf555
  • 27
    carmenaurora · 2 days ago It was like the sun rising when you're really hungover. You can see it peeping through the window, and you keep trying to bury your head in the pillow and are begging the morning to slow down, but you can't slow it down until it's suddenly blinding you through the curtains. I couldn't stop it, and I'm so grateful for it every day.
    via carmenaurora
  • 28
    fazekake 2 days ago When I started trying to convince myself it wasn't love I was feeling but kept asking people around me to tell me their first I love you stories. I think my bf and I both felt it. There was an awkward silence that slowly started to occur after we would hug and kiss goodbye. There were real moments in crowded rooms when we'd lock eyes and I felt like my heart was on fire and I could see in his eyes he felt the same. I realized I could be or go anywhere with him and feel 100% s
    via fazekake
  • 29
    • Final-Engineering-32 3 days ago I fell in love with him when we were just talking as friends (he didn't know i liked him as yet) and his mind was an amazing place to go but i think i was falling in love until he wasn't with me i just wanted to be around him ALL the time just to be in his company
    via Final-Engineering-32
  • 30
    FawkesFire13 2 days ago • Demisexual here. Takes me a bit to develop feelings so let me tell you, when I did...the butterflies were so strong. His laugh made me smile. Being with him just felt...so comfortable and familiar. I love watching him just
    via FawkesFire13
  • 31
    so simple things. He paints figurines as a hobby and it's so adorable. I love the way his expressions change when he's focusing on something. But I think the moment for me was when we were just hanging out as friends and I realized how absolutely comfortable I felt around him. I could be myself and not worry about him judging me.
    via FawkesFire13

Tags

boyfriend wholesome meet cutes wifey falling in love relationship advice relationship marriage irl love story cute couples meet cute funny love real life love wholesome love love stories hubby relationships girlfriend rom com love real life love story Happily Ever After love advice irl love true love dating
Scroll Down For The Next Article