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What Falling In Love Feels Like, Through The Eyes of My Family & Friends

Hear it from people who have fallen in love before.

Julia Mortimer

Jun 04, 2019

Temple University

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What Falling In Love Feels Like, Through The Eyes of My Family & Friends

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I asked some friends and family to describe what falling in love feels like in one sentence. Here are their responses.

"Falling in love is like looking at the world with rose tinted glasses, everything is softer and beautifully illuminated."

@alanaortiz

Alana, Age 24

With boyfriend Shane for 10 months.

"You do things together that you would not normally like to do, but because you're together you enjoy it."

Lauren Mortimer

Lauren, Age 22

In long distance relationship for 3 1/2 years, in total 5 years with boyfriend Osiris.

"Makes you sick to your stomach at first."

@AnnetteGrimaldi

Annette, Age 50

Married to husband Angelo for 27 years.

"Falling in love is the feeling of a magnetic attraction to a woman you want to be with forever."

Kaitlyn Schroeder

Mike, Age 50

Married to wife Linda for 29 years.

"When you fall in love it feels like a 24 hour high when the only thing you think about is that person. When you leave them you're not yourself and not completely happy, because they complete you."

@KathleenMortimer

Neil, Age 53

Married to wife Kathy for 30 years.

"Falling in love feels like an internal hug."

@carolinetoto

Caroline, Age 25

Together 5 years with fiance Christian.

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Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

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Summer is hot and humid, and it's almost like summer was made specifically to drink the refreshing, cold, crisp wonderful, delicious, nutritious nectar of the gods. Which is none other than beer; wonderful cold beer. With summer playing peek-a-boo around the corner while we finish up this semester, it's time to discuss the only important part of summer. And if you haven't already guessed, it's beer. There are few things I take more seriously than my beer, in order are: sports... and beer. Here are my favorite summer brews:

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What Falling In Love Feels Like, Through The Eyes of My Family & Friends

Hear it from people who have fallen in love before.

"Falling in love is like looking at the world with rose tinted glasses, everything is softer and beautifully illuminated."

"You do things together that you would not normally like to do, but because you're together you enjoy it."

"Makes you sick to your stomach at first."

"Falling in love is the feeling of a magnetic attraction to a woman you want to be with forever."

"When you fall in love it feels like a 24 hour high when the only thing you think about is that person. When you leave them you're not yourself and not completely happy, because they complete you."

"Falling in love feels like an internal hug."

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Appreciation for some of life's most discredited pleasures.

1. Sun showers

2. Smiles

3. Tight hugs

4. Discovering new foods you like.

5. Laying in bed after a long day.

6. And being completely relaxed

7. "This reminded me of you"

8. Breakfast foods

9. Over-sized clothes

10. Contagious laughs

11. Car rides with that one person

12. Random (I miss you/ I love you) texts

13. The city at night

14. Surprises

15. Blanket cocoons

16. Good hair days

17. Really good coffee

18. Days where you're in a good mood naturally and for no particular reason

19. Conquering a fear

20. When they give you a lot of guac at Chipotle

21. Being so comfortable with someone that you can literally talk about anything

22. Home-cooked meals

23. Tattoo stories

24. Leaves changing color in fall

25. Butterflies in your stomach

26. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches

27. When you can't stop laughing

Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

Coors Light Summer Brew:

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat

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Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

Blue Moon Summer Honey

LandShark Lager

Corona

75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

Perfect Weather

You'll get an effortless tan

You can exercise with a view

You don't have to worry about bug bites

In n Out all day, every day

We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

17. “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days.”

18. “But you will remember me for centuries.”

19. “Something about you makes me feel like a dangerous woman."

20. “Don’t act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me.”

21. “Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”

22. “Find me where the wild things are.”

23. “I’m high on lovin’ you.”

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)