Ladies Corner: 23 Signs He Absolutely Loves You

When you don’t know how a man feels about you it can drive you crazy- you feel insecure and unsure of how much to put into the relationship. You’re worried about being blindsided and ending up broken-hearted.

When you like a guy and you’re thinking about him all the time, you want to know if he feels the same. Sometimes you may want it so badly that you see things that aren’t even there!

We've all seen those movies where a woman sits idly on the grass and plucks the petals from a flower, as she repeats "he loves me, he loves me not." We're not quite sure why this was the most popular method for figuring it out, but it is obviously a little ridiculous.

In most cases, but not all, the woman is more upfront about her feelings, whatever they may be. As for men, well, the picture is often a bit more opaque. Some guys are comfortable expressing affection, but most men have a hard time expressing romantic feelings - at least verbally (e.g. "I love you," "You're beautiful"). It's much easier to decipher the man's behavior. We call these "love signs," or "secret signs."

Ever ask yourself the question, “Is he serious about us?” It’s easy to develop feelings for a man you’re dating and then wonder if he’s on the same page as you. While guys might not come out and say it right away, they do a lot of the same things when they’re starting to see you as a permanent part of their life.

Here are 17 signs he’s getting serious about you, in no particular order:

1. He's Willing To Give It His All

When we say that you know he's in love when he's willing to give it his all, that might have a number of definitions for different couples. In general, giving it your all means investing all of your emotions and energy into the relationship. Whether that takes the form of marriage, a home, babies, travelling, love letters, or something else really depends on the type of couple you are.

Basically, what we're trying to say is that you're 'all in', just like in card games. You're willing to risk everything on this one chance you have with your partner. If this is the case with your man, we're not even sure why you need to read this article! He's clearly crazy about you. We just hope that you're equally crazy about this lovely man, too. 

2. He Doesn't Have To Tell You He Loves You

One of the best feelings in life is having someone tell you that they love you. It's something that can make your body and mind tingle and make you feel warm and fuzzy inside. To feel loved is one of the greatest joys you'll ever experience, so definitely make the most of it when you have it.

However, when you're really in love, you're so sure of your partnership that there's not even any need to say it. Of course, it's still great to hear it, but a really strong relationship means you simply just KNOW that your man loves you to the moon and back. Don't forget to tell each other how much love you feel, though. Sometimes you can get so secure that you forget to mention it. We think once a day is perfect.

3. He’s honest and transparent.

There's no avoiding that fact that mistakes are made in every relationship. Even the ones that seem the most perfect. In fact, overcoming these mistakes is often what makes certain relationships grow stronger. One thing you need for this to happen is openness and honesty. As soon as you start lying to your partner, it's a slippery slope towards your break up.

A man who is truly in love with you will never lie to you. He loves and respects you so much that he religiously sticks to 'honesty is the best policy'. When you're honest about what you're doing, there's no nasty surprises and nobody ends up feeling betrayed. If your partner is going out for drinks with a female friend, he'll always be upfront about it. This honesty means you'll never feel threatened or insecure.

4. He's Protective

Look, we all know you're more than capable of standing on your own two feet, but it's also nice to know that you have someone ready to protect you if you ever need it. Your man will happily let you handle yourself at a bar, but the moment that a creepy stranger starts crossing the line, he'll be there to teach them a thing or two about respecting your boundaries.

Your guy is also protective when he's not physically close to you. If he knows you've been out for a night with the girls, he'll always text or call to make sure you got home okay. You know that if anything happened he'd be the first person to start a search party, and that can be a very comforting thought in such a dangerous world.

5. He’s excited about you when you aren’t around.

Sometimes even an hour away from our significant others can feel like a lifetime. Especially if you're super in love with one another. You can really tell how serious your man is about you if he misses you when you're gone. Whether it's because you've taken an hour to do the grocery shopping or because you're on a week-long business trip, he'll feel your absence and wish you were by his side.

While some men might not want to show all of their cards, you might find that your guy has no shame in texting or calling to tell you how much he misses you. The best part is that when you are finally reunited you can look forward to thousands of hugs and kisses. Maybe even a nice dinner out on the town if you've been gone a while.

6. He wants to get to know you on a deep level.

It doesn't matter if it's your first date or your ten-year anniversary - if your man is in love with you, he'll never stop wanting to learn everything about you. He loves the way your mind works, he cares about your opinion, and he enjoys it when you open up about your history. Basically, as long as the topic is you or even something remotely linked to you, he'll be super interested to hear all about it.

He's not just pretending, either. You continue to amaze him as each day goes by and he'll stop whatever he's doing just to hear you talk about one of your favorite things. Luckily, this works both ways and you can't get enough of what he has to say about himself. This is one of the things that makes love so beautiful.

7. He Compliments You

Yeah, yeah, we all know about the billions of compliments that are exchanged during the initial dating phase. But does your man keep it up once the initial excitement is over? If he loves you he definitely should. In fact, he'll never run out of wonderful things to say about you as long as the two of you are in love. Every day he can't believe his luck that you've agreed to be his partner.

Whether it's a cute little compliment about your new dress or the way you've done your hair, or a glowing review of one of your recent accomplishments, he'll never hesitate to let you know how great he thinks you are. A strong relationship means he'll never feel the need to keep you down or hold back on praise. Bask in it!

8. He Supports Your Goals And Ambitions

First off, let's start with the best way to tell if someone DOESN'T love you. If your partner tries to hold you back from achieving your goals, it's time to get out of that situation as soon as possible. If a man really loves you he will not only support you, he will actively help you get to where you need to be in life. Your happiness is his main priority.

Of course, there are times when your individual goals may clash, but a strong couple will work through this and compromise. A strong couple will take each other's goals just as seriously as their own, so there's no need to worry that you can't progress in the relationship. Like we said, a person who doesn't support you is a massive deal breaker - don't accept anything less than 100 percent.

9. He Finds Your Annoying Habits Endearing

Only a guy totally enamored with you would be able to tolerate the annoying way you bite your nails when you're nervous. But instead of getting annoyed, he finds it adorable. He'll even try to help you through whatever is making you nervous in the first place. Whether it's a comforting arm around your shoulder or a kiss on the cheek, he truly 'gets' you and loves you no matter what.

Or maybe it's the way you snort when you're laughing. Your family may have always made fun of you for it, but your man will think it's one of the cutest things he's ever heard. Likewise, you'll love the way he takes up the entire bed, because it means you can be closer to him. You'll even put up with how forgetful he is when it comes to putting on deodorant.

10. You’ve met his friends and family.

We already mentioned how a man in love will try very hard to break into your friendship circle and win over all of your favorite people. On the other side of that, he'll also want you to be a big part of his group, too. He wants to share memories with both you and his best friends, which indicates that he's pretty madly in love.

If you're just as in love with him, you'll be happy to make conversation with his buddies, even if it means talking about things you're not necessarily into, such as sports, cars, or fishing. The fact that he wants to bring you into his world is a really good sign for the two of you as a couple and it's usually a promising indicator of a future marriage and very long life together.

11. He tries to make a good impression when you introduce him to your people.

Let's be real here - the likelihood of your friends being the type of people your partner would hang out with is pretty low. That's not to say they're not great people, but the chances of them becoming besties is pretty slim. However, despite all of this, if your man loves you, he'll go to great lengths to fit in with your friends.

He will take note of the group dynamics, figure out how to make all of them laugh, and pay attention to the things they say. He will hang out all day with them at a group event without complaint, because he knows these are your people. He'll even put aside his differences to keep the peace with some of your more challenging friends. You know that when he's doing things like that, he really is in love with you.

12. He Texts And Calls All The Time

We know that plenty of guys aren't exactly what we would call 'talkers'. Quite often, men struggle to say more than the bare minimum. However, if he loves you, he'll know that communication is important to you and he'll put aside his differences in order to make you feel good. Even if he has just gotten home from a date with you, he'll send you a cute goodnight text that will make you fall asleep with a smile on your face.

He also won't hesitate to call just to see what's up or to listen to your latest life problems. If he truly loves you, he'll actually enjoy keeping the lines of communication open. The other reason this is so great is that you don't have to worry about sending 'too many' texts or bothering him. He'll love staying in touch with you!

13. He is punctual and makes sure to apologize if he’s late.

Every couple has misunderstandings and arguments, but it's being able to overcome those arguments that really makes a strong partnership. And just as we learned as children, recognizing when you're wrong and apologizing for the hurt you caused is the best way to move on from these differences. Unfortunately, that isn't always the way things pan out when the discussion is heated and emotions are running high.

Does your man admit when he has made a mistake? Given all of the things that we know about men, one of the things most of them have in common is a stubbornness when it comes to acknowledging that they were wrong. So, if your partner actually comes around and recognizes when you were right, it's a sign that he well and truly loves you. Hold onto him tight!

14. He makes a spot for you at his place.

Following on from the point we just made, any man who is in love will be willing to accommodate you in any way possible. A life without you is a deal breaker, so you'll find that whether it's career, location, family, or health related, he'll find a way to share his life with you. A man who is in love won't care if you have children from another relationship, he'll happily accommodate them and even love them too.

He won't mind if you have severe food allergies and will often go beyond accommodating you. He'll turn into your number one champion at restaurants and be the one who really makes sure the waiter knows that you absolutely cannot eat peanuts. Whatever the perceived barrier, your guy will be willing to overcome all of them to be with you.

15. He cares about your happiness, tries to help.

Whether it's the big things or the little things, your man is likely to sacrifice his own happiness in favor of yours. You both love sitting by the window on bus journeys, but he'll let you have the seat every time you're travelling together. He would really rather drive to work, but he'd rather give up the car so you can drive it to your work instead.

When it comes to more serious things, he doesn't disappoint. If you want to move house, but he's quite content in your current living arrangement, he'll probably agree to it if he thinks it will make you happy. If he wants a family but you'd rather wait, he'll patiently agree. If you want your elderly parents to move in with you, he might not love the idea, but he'll definitely say yes.

16. He Wants To Please You Sexually

Now we're getting to the important stuff! When it comes to the bedroom, a man who is really in love will be bending over backwards (sometimes quite literally!) to please you. Not only that, he will be desperate to make sure you're satisfied before he takes any enjoyment for himself. Any couple with a strong relationship will tell you that they love driving their partner wild in bed.

As a new couple, the sex can sometimes start off a little awkward. This doesn't mean that he doesn't love you or that you won't reach the point where you fall in love. These things can take time, and like any new activity, sometimes you have to find your way around and practice a little before you get to be any good at it. Have fun on the journey!

17. He has had a conversation with you about wanting an exclusive relationship.

The moment your partner fell in love, he stopped thinking about himself as a singular unit and started think of the two of you as a team. You can tell when he has reached this level, as he'll always tell stories with the collective 'we' instead of the individual 'I'. You're so interwoven in his life and in his heart that he barely ever refers to just himself.

We know, we know - couples who do the 'we' thing can be kind of annoying at times! But let's face it, when you're a member of a couple who does it, it tends to give you a warm and fuzzy feeling inside. Knowing that you're one-half of a strong partnership makes it a little easier to face the world. When you're in love it feels like you can do anything!

18. He regularly asks for your opinion and values it.

There's no such thing as two people who agree on every single topic. Even if you and your man hold a lot of the same views, you're bound to clash in some areas. One thing that reveals how much he really loves you is whether he respects your opinion either way. He may have a differing point of view, but if he loves you, he'll still respect and want to hear all about your thoughts on the matter.

Though men can often struggle to admit that an opinion other than their own holds any validity, this won't be a problem for your wonderful partner. He loves knowing what makes you tick and he takes everything you say on board. Even if he strongly disagrees, he'll still respect your opinion. Who knows, you may even change his mind one day!

19. He’s always genuinely happy to see you

It’s easy to spot a man in love or a man on his way to being in love. He just has this look of ease and happiness around the woman. If he lights up around you and is always happy to be in your presence, it’s a sign he thinks about you a lot and really cares about you.

I have a guy friend who literally dated all of Manhattan. No one was ever good enough, every girl he dated had some fatal flaw and we thought he was destined for life as a permanent bachelor.

Then he started dating someone he really liked and shocked all of us by getting engaged within a few months- and of course, I had to ask… why her? I mean, she was lovely and had a lot going for her, but so did all those other girls.

He said what it came down to was that he was always excited to see her and he never really felt that with the other girls. He was just always happy to see her, he always look forward to their dates, he always felt a little nervous excitement before seeing her … and he always felt really good around her.

20. You Can Always Count On Him

Even if you haven't exchanged marriage vows, you still know that there are unwritten and unspoken vows between a couple in love. One is that you can always rely on each other, and this is certainly a good test if you're trying to figure out if your man is in love with you. If you know instinctually that you can count on your man at any time of the day or night, the chances are high that he's head over heels.

Your guy is the type who is likely to drop everything he is doing if you need his support or help. If he can't be there, he'll manage to find a solution from afar. That's just the kind of person he is when he's crazy in love! He also loves that he can count on you, too.

21. He Looks At You Like He Can't Believe His Luck

Sometimes he doesn't even have to really do anything to reveal that he's deeply in love with you. Sometimes you can just tell with the tiniest actions. Cher once sang that "if you want to know if he loves you so, it's in his kiss." And while we tend to agree that kissing is a big indicator, we think the way he looks at you can say so much more.

If you ever look across the room and see your man looking at you as though he has just won the lottery, it's likely he's well and truly head over heels in love. He knows how valuable you are and feels extremely lucky to have found you. So lucky, in fact, that he can't even believe it. This is the kind of man you definitely want to keep around.

22. He puts out all old flames.

We're all human, and that means our partner isn't going to be the only person we find attractive. Come on, ladies, as if you haven't had a quick peak at hot surfers down at the beach or a sexy businessman in a suit. The point we're trying to make here is that it's normal to find other people good looking.

However, if your man is serious about you, he won't stare at other women while you're around (or at all - staring is so creepy!). We're sure he appreciates the female form and probably notices particularly beautiful women. But if he loves you, he'll be spending most of his time checking you out instead. If he is the type of guy who obviously ogles women in public, it's time to have a serious talk with him!

23. He Will Drop Everything To Help You

Nothing is better than knowing help is just one phone call away. You know your man is really in love when he'll drop pretty much everything to help you. Whether he's at the gym, the beach, work, or even out with all the boys, he'll make sure he answers your calls and he'll definitely come to the rescue if it's required of him.

You're his number one priority, so he's always ready to fix whatever problems you're having at the drop of a hat. If you're in love with him, you'll save these calls for when you're most in need and desperately need the assistance. You're not the type to treat your man like a servant, which is exactly why he's so willing to put everything aside and save you from whatever is troubling you.

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