text: how do u know when the love is real?   its true, you can't really explain it. you may fall in and out of love many times in life and think its real. the human emotion is tricky. if you were going through a bad patch and someone is nice to you, you may think its love. some people confuse lust with love. its not necessarily the butterflies in the stomach or you smile every time you think of that special someone.  i think you will know it by feeling. we are all individual. what i think is real love to me, might not be for you.