A good friend of mine just celebrated her first wedding anniversary. She and her partner got serious pretty quickly after they met; she moved in with him after just a few days, and they've been happy ever since. In the beginning though, friends on both sides told them they couldn't possibly be in love because it was too soon. There was no way they could have such strong feelings for each other in such a short period of time.

I started looking for blog posts written by people who "knew" when they had found love. I used search terms like "when I knew I was in love" and "knew he was the one." But the examples I found weren't the kind of things I think of when I imagine what true love might be. Sure, there are sparks and feelings of attraction. You might feel an instant connection and realize how much the two of you have in common. But true love?