Yes, this is love

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Love, as most psychologists frame it, is a combination of three things: genuine closeness (you can be your full self with them), desire (you want them in your life physically and emotionally), and commitment (you are choosing them, not just enjoying them). Your answers suggest all three are present, and importantly, you described a relationship where your feelings feel grounded rather than frantic. That stability is not the opposite of passion — it's the foundation passion gets to live on. What you are describing is what long-term healthy love actually looks like from the inside. It's not constant fireworks. It's wanting this person even on an ordinary Tuesday.

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Let it be what it is. Many people get to this state and then start poking at it, looking for proof it is real or fears about what could go wrong. That's often attachment anxiety disguised as thoughtfulness. If you want to invest in what you have, focus on deepening, not examining.