Puppy Love to Real Love: 11 Signs You’ve Graduated to True Love

Love is a beautiful feeling! Initially, most people in a relationship go through the ‘puppy love’ phase, where there is an attraction and the lovey-dovey feeling is at an all time high. However, what starts out as puppy love has the capacity to become real love, the kind that takes your breath away. 

The transition from puppy love into real love can be a confusing one. If you’re curious if what you’re feeling is real love, this guide will help.

Love is hard as it is. It’s even harder when you think about how many different types of love are out there. Back in the day, I used to think there was only one kind of love. True love. Come to find out, there’s a whole bunch of other types of love that I never even considered before.

So, with all those types of love out there, how do you know when you’re in real love? It’s easy to think that your puppy love is true love, but let me be the first to tell you, it’s most definitely not. It’s not even close to the real thing, no matter how much you think it is.

The importance of the different types of love

You fall in love so many times in your life, and all for a good reason. No love goes wasted. Even when you feel like loving someone during your life was just pointless, it wasn’t. Whenever you fall in love – no matter what type it is – you’re getting one step closer to real love.

Each time you fall in love, you’re learning and growing, and you’re allowing yourself to love further each time. And after a while, when you’re ready, you’ll fall in love for real, and you’ll be thankful each of those types of love happened to you.

How to know if you’ve graduated from puppy love to real love

The biggest type of love that you’ll want to know if you’ve grown out of is puppy love. This type of love is the kind where your heart goes stir crazy whenever you think of them, you want to be with them every second of every day, and you fall hard and fast.

While this may sound like real love, it’s not. It’s young love. It’s desire love. It’s puppy love. When you realize you’ve graduated from this type of love and are in the real thing, it’s like nothing else on earth. Knowing when you’re finished with your puppy love stage is crucial to know so you can determine who will be your life partner.

11 Signs It’s *True* Love - And NOT Puppy Love!

1. You’re both holding the fort

Both of you put in equal effort and you don’t feel like you’re the only person trying to keep the relationship afloat. Both of you know where you stand with each other and really truly do everything in your power to be together, no matter what!

2. A few compromises are okay

You’re not afraid of making a few compromises now and then because your love is important to you. You don’t mind giving in a few times to keep the peace in the relationship. The best part is that all your sacrifices are acknowledged and reciprocated.

3. You’re each other’s safe haven

You always feel safe with him around! It feels like home when you’re with him. Both of you love and appreciate each other and don’t take the other person’s efforts for granted. You also continuously strive to be the best version of yourself for the sake of the relationship and the other person.

4. You show rather than tell

As little girls, we were taught that actions speak louder than words. This holds true in this case as well. His actions, or rather, both your actions prove that you mean the world to each other. You both try to keep all your promises to each other and constantly show the other person how much they mean to you!

5. You’re different and that’s okay

No two people are the same and no two people can have the same point of view about everything. But it’s very important that two people in a relationship try to understand each other’s point of view. If you and your partner make this effort, know that your love is here to last!

6. You trust each other

Trust is an integral part of any relationship. If you trust him implicitly and he’s given you no reason not to, then know that your love is truelove. You trust him because he has earned it which means your relationship is secure!

7. Your friends know!

Usually, people don’t introduce their partners to their friends, unless they are very serious about the relationship. If you’ve both made each other a part of all areas of your life, it goes to show that you’re in this for the long run.

8. It’s not just about sex

Sex isn’t just routine for you two… It’s a way of expressing intimacy and love. You don’t feel guilty indulging in your fantasies, on the contrary, you look forward to a time when it can be just the two of you!

9. Unconditional acceptance

There is complete and unconditional acceptance of each other. You both don’t try to change each other and accept each other’s flaws too, even if it annoys you a little. Both of you are equals in the relationship and respect each other!

10. You are a team

The two of you make an amazing team together, ready to take on the world. You always have each other’s backs and are the support system for the other one and you’d love for it to stay that way.

11. You fight fair

While fighting and arguing are inevitable, the two of you make sure to not cross the line and be hurtful. You fight to sort out issues, not to escalate them. Both of you are always sure that no matter how bad the argument has been, you’ll eventually work it out!