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Love is often expressed through subtle everyday behaviors rather than dramatic gestures.

Emotional safety, curiosity, and acceptance are core signs of genuine love.

The strongest indicator of love is a calm nervous system.

In a land far, far away, love was said to come with cinematic soundtracks, to explode like fireworks, and to feel like two souls colliding beneath a glittering sky, where they lived happily ever after.

In real life, however, love usually arrives in sweatpants, asking if you want to watch another episode, while offering snacks.

Here are 10 signs someone truly loves you.

1. They cannot keep their eyes off you (in a non-creepy way)

Eye contact is one of the earliest attachment cues humans use to signal safety and affection. From birth, babies study thei

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