Have you recently met someone you think is perfect for you? Do you find yourself thinking they are the best thing that has ever happened in your life? It’s at this point that you should stop and think about how you’re feeling.

Be sure of your feelings, or you may end up hurt. Lots of people have jumped into situations believing they were in love when it was actually lust. What is the distinction between love and lust, and how do you determine whether you’re actually in love?

Though you may feel like you’re in love, it’s possible you are lusting after the individual.  An intense physical attraction can feel like love. That stranger you met a few nights ago might be all you can think about. Lust usually arises for those people we don’t know well.

They appear interesting and attractive and we can easily fantasize about them without any deeper knowledge.  This lack of personal information combined with fantasy can make lust a deeply intense experience.

Separating love and lust can be difficult. Perhaps the most commonly employed method for differentiating the two is having sex. If you’re just lusting after someone, you may begin to notice little things that you dislike about the person after you have sex.

You may discover you don’t think about the person as often as before, and you may not miss them or want to see them as often.  If you used to feel jealous, but no longer worry about that person betraying you, it may have just been lust.

Do you feel comfortable with this person? Or do you have to think about or plan out what to say or how to act beforehand? Can you be yourself, or do you feel you must put on a show of sorts? If you’re able to feel relaxed and be yourself, you just might be in love.

While it can be exceedingly difficult to discover whether you’re in love or just feeling lust, just remember to take it slow and think things through. That will bring you to the right conclusion.