15 Signs That You've Found Honest-to-Goodness "True Love"

When the pieces fit right and you're able to be yourself completely, it's true love.

If you can be comfortably silent together and feel at total peace, that is love right there. There's nothing like the ability to just be quiet, yet comfortably so, with a spouse or partner.

Through sickness and in health . . . if you noticed, sickness comes first. That's because life won't always be a bowl of cherries. If the two of you are by each other's side during sickness, it's love. Truly and utterly.

You need to know what they are thinking when it comes to big and little decisions. You really value this person's views and respect your partner so much that you check in.

A partner who loves you to no end will be your biggest cheerleader. That person will be on the sidelines even when you're covered in dirt, telling you to get back up and do it. True love means wanting your partner to succeed 24/7.

When you can ask for alone time or pursue hobbies on your own and your partner's feathers aren't ruffled, you know it's true love. Your partner respects and wants you to be an individual and doesn't feel the need to micromanage you because you're in a loving and healthy relationship.

We all have dark moments, and if our partner can handle us and still love us when we are weak, that is a true sign of love. It is not always easy to see people at their worst, so if you have a partner who has seen you at your worst and still embraces you, that is the gift of love.

When the two of you shift the discussions from "I" and "you" or "me" language to "we" and "us," the relationship is becoming really real. Suddenly, the unit matters more than the two parts. Only love can make two become one.

Hate to break it to you, but all couples fight. If you fight too much, that's awful, but if you never fight, that could also be a warning sign that you're sweeping issues under the rug. You know it's true love, however, when the two of you fight fair and clean — not dirty. The respect level is so high that when you argue, neither one of you is slinging mud or calling names. You may raise your voice, yell, or get red in the face, but you're not nasty.

When sex isn't used as a bargaining chip or seen as a chore, and when both parties are affectionate toward each other, even if it's just a kiss goodbye every day or a hug, that's true love. People who love each other generally want to be intimate, and it is not a hassle. It's cherished, even if time for sex gets restricted by kids or life.

When someone spends a lot of time criticizing or tearing away at a partner, he or she can't really love that person! A person who really loves you may not be thrilled about a flaw of yours, but they accept it and know that your flaws are what make you human and lovable.

If your partner's happiness matters so much to you that you go out of your way to make them smile, it's love. When you can't stand the thought of your partner upset, it's true love.