However, infatuation (puppy love) can have the same effect. Since just thinking about someone often isn’t enough to say whether you love that person, use the other steps below to help make your decision.

If you still get the butterflies around this guy, don’t worry. You can eventually love him — you just need to spend more time together and grow more confident around each other.

If you don’t feel an attachment to your memories together, you may not be there yet. If you don’t have any memories together, you probably haven’t spent enough time with this guy for love to develop.

A friend can help you see whether you smile around him or not. Tell your friend to watch your face when you’re hanging out him in a group, then give yourself a few minutes to forget you told your friend to do this. If your friend notices your face light up whenever he talks to you, you may be feeling something for this guy.

For obvious reasons, this isn’t a good choice if you tend to get shy when talking about romance. In this case, you may avoid talking about your relationship even if you do love him, so use the other recommendations in this article.

Of course, this on its own isn’t a sign of love. Looking at someone’s profile pics every night may simply mean you think he’s good-looking, so use this tip along with the others in the article to get a complete picture of how you feel about him.

This doesn’t mean that the more time you spend with someone, the more you love that person. Even if you love this guy, however, you shouldn’t spend all your time with him. People who love each other let their partners spend time with friends and family members.