35 people share the moment they fell for their partner and it will make you believe in love

Kristin Salaky,Julia NaftulinMay 13, 2023, 20:20 IST

You know when you know.Flamingo Images / Shutterstock

Some people believe in love at first sight, while others think the feeling grows over time.
On Reddit, users have shared the moments they knew they were in love with their partners.

Whether or not you believe in love at first sight, there was probably a moment that you knew you loved, or were starting to fall in love with, your partner.

These moments can be silly or heartbreaking, just like the relationships and the people in them. Insider rounded up the best moments from a few different Reddit threads to show the beauty in all of these moments.

"When I tried to sum up my feelings for my wife in a card, but my rough draft was much too long and rambling."

"That's when I realized, 'Love is a much shorter word.'"Studio4/Getty Images

"He looked back at me and smiled. He was so giddy and proud. I realized then that that was all I needed."

"We'd been friends for nearly a year and I knew I had feelings for him."Stephen Zeigler/Getty Images

"Maybe I fall in love with him every day."

"We celebrated 15 years of marriage on Wednesday and I can't imagine a more perfect man for me."Westend61/Getty Images

"I was so nervous when I was going to see him and then, all of a sudden, I wasn't.

"We said 'I love you' after a week."Pollyana Ventura/Getty Images

"I was more worried about her being worried about me than my own safety."

"I didn't want anything to hurt her; not even bad news."StockSnap/Pixabay

"I knew we both took each other as we were."

Sometimes it's the little things.Shutterstock

"Something just came over me and I realized how happy I was."

"I don't know why but for some reason seeing her then for the first time away from school really made it click for me."Leah Kelley/Pexels

"My body was telling my brain what I already knew."

"I relaxed instantly."oneinchpunch / Shutterstock

"When I realized I could be around that person 24/7 and not get sick of them."

This comment resonated with many users.Shutterstck

"When she bought a Christmas present for my 2-year-old son."

Loving people means loving people that are important to them, too.Shutterstock

"I remember telling my mom afterwards, 'I'm gonna marry that girl.'"

"Most important is know yourself and be yourself completely with others."Pixabay/bdcbethebest

"When I look at him I just feel this really solid feeling."

"When I look at him I just feel this really solid feeling."Pixabay/StockSnap

"I looked up and realized I wanted to eat breakfast with her as many times as I could."

Who doesn't love breakfast food?Dc Lovensky/Unsplash

"It's one of those things that just can't be put into words."

Sometimes it takes a little time.Pixabay/StockSnap

"She took some scraps of food [...] to feed some baby raccoons she saw in the bush."

Critters need some food, too.Pixabay/Disarm

"I saw her walking towards me at a distance, and I could not stop smiling."

"I could not stop smiling."Andrew Robles/Unsplash

"She woke up next to me and I was completely blown away with how beautiful she was."

Everyone says "I love you" in their own time.Yulia Mayorova/Shutterstock

"She smiled, walked to the freezer, and pulled out a box of Eggo's."

If you can respect someone's breakfast food opinions, you know it's love.Daxiao Productions/Shutterstock

"I told her that I loved her, but that I had to leave."

"I never presumed she would come."CC0 Public Domain

"I realized that night that I didn't want to spend my life with anyone else."

Many people know it's love when it's you against the world.cindy baffour/Unsplash

"This woman was expecting to spend some time on a beach with her boyfriend and instead was stuck in the awkward situation."

"I had no idea what I was walking into."Pablo Heimplatz/Unsplash

"We both stopped and slow danced to Christmas music."

"I never had to tell her because I could see in her eyes that she knew."Unsplash/Ian Schneider

"He had made me a mixtape of all our favorite songs."

"The world isn't crashing into me anymore."Andrew Itaga/Unsplash

"Now I'd be lying if I said I wasn't attracted to her."

"We ended up talking every single day for 6 months."Shutterstock

"My dreams were about us just being together."

Sometimes your mind knows before your heart does.Pixabay

"I started reflecting on my own relationship."

"I feel like those emotions were always there."Shutterstock

"He helped take care of my father. He helped take care of me. He never left."

"I'm coming. Deal with it."William Stitt/Unsplash

"She won that race, and my heart."

Who doesn't love a little friendly competition?Shutterstock

"She also embodied all of the traits that I find really important."

Sometimes your partner is also someone you can look up to.Toa Heftiba/Unsplash

"When I woke up early in the morning and saw him feeding my cat breakfast."

Sometimes showing a furry friend some love is the easiest way to someone's heart.Snezana Ignjatovic/Shutterstock

"I didn't know her at all and she caught me."

The best pick-up line. Ever.Flickr / Jason Sussberg

"He concluded by saying he greatly looked forward to the day when he could finally return to our dirt mound."

"I feel like such an idiot that I didn't save them."Shandi-lee Cox / flickr

"He's the lens through which I see all the good in the world, so much so that he becomes it."

"He brings out that sort of passionate intensity in me."Flickr / Lachlan Donald

"I can't articulate how or why, I'm just not a words person, but I feel it really strongly."

"I knew then that I really cared for her more than I realized."Pexels

"She came back a minute later holding the perfect pair of shoes."

If the shoe fits ...JD Mason/Unsplash

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