I have been with at least 2 girls now who have confused infatuation with love. How can one tell the difference, because I seem to be really bad at it! I have had crushes on girls, but I know what love really is, and I have felt love several times before. I've never been infatuated with somebody I was dating.

So how do we spot the warning signs? How do we know if the person we are in love with is really and truly in love with us, and not just infatuated? I would like to be able to spot this earlier, so that I can get out without being hurt!

Note: I think I knew that my last ex was sort of infatuated with me, but I guess I chose to ignore the warning signs (I had seen them before in past relationships). I suppose my heart just wants to believe that "maybe this time it's actually real".

Someone told me Love is bittersweet!

I think this has ben discussed on many threads b4,