Signs They Love You

…versus “like” you (versus only care about themselves)

If you try to Google “signs they love you” or “like you,” you’re gonna have a bad time.

Most of the things that are listed in these sorts of articles are not love. They are attachment, or infatuation, or flirtation — or something just being nice.

Here’s a breakdown of how it looks across a series of emotions, lukewarm to love.

Signs they’re just a decent human being

Here’s normal stuff that normal people do — and should do — even with strangers. It doesn’t even mean they necessarily like you as a person — they might just be polite. Especially in the south.

• They make eye contact when you speak to them
• They don’t interrupt when you speak to them
• They might even smile or seem interested when you speak to them
• They respond appropriately when you speak to them. (Like when they hear your great aunt died, they express sympathy.)
• They hold the door instead of letting it hit you in the face
• They offer to help carry something when your arms are full
• They don’t do things…