11 Sweet Signs You've Already Found The Person Who Will Love You For The Rest Of Your Life
They're not going anywhere.
Kokulina | Shutterstock Sometimes people come into our lives and we immediately fall in love. Whether it’s a brand-new friend or a potential partner, their charisma, energy, and appreciation for us lead us to a “love at first sight” kind of feeling. However, sometimes the inevitability that feeling — that someone will be in our lives forever — grows slowly over time, with small gestures and acts of kindness that build a foundation of closeness and trust.
Many of the sweet signs you’ve already found the person who will love you for the rest of your life are subtle — small phrases before leaving the house or random affectionate gestures you’ve started to take for granted. Don’t miss out on opportunities to savor and appreciate these moments, because without gratitude, a relationship can quickly become disconnected, even if that’s supposed to be your person for life.
Here are 11 sweet signs you’ve already found the person who will love you for the rest of your life
1. You can be silly without fear
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According to a study from Personal Relationships, shared, natural laughter is often an indicator of relationship well-being, satisfaction, and happiness. While this laughter can sometimes stem from jokes and sarcasm, it’s also rooted in a sense of ease — that you can be yourself, funny, and witty without worrying about how you’re being perceived.
You can open up, say what you mean, and truly be easy, loving, and funny around each other without limits. Laughter is easy. You’re always smiling. You find peace in the ease of the connection.
2. You feel safe to be your most authentic self
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Authenticity in the people we love most often spark feelings of security and trustworthiness in relationships. It’s not just about empowering people to open up or let their authentic personality shine, but also to appreciate their own individuality and open themselves up to letting it be seen by another person.
Feeling safe to let this authenticity out is one of the sweet signs you’ve already found the person who will love you for the rest of your life. Whether it’s a friend, a partner, or a loved one, they make you feel seen and valued in ways you’ve never truly experienced before.
3. Your inner child feels held and loved
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While people still fighting with their inner child’s fears on the inside or struggling to make peace with their childhood trauma may have dependent bonds with their partners, someone who’s with a truly supportive, healing, and rejuvenating kind of partner often finds peace to heal. Their inner child not only feels safe to relax and unwind, but they’re free to heal the trauma they’ve been holding onto without judgment or fear.
Even if it takes some time to open up, address their inner turmoil, and make a plan for healing, their partner is there — supporting, loving, and trusting the process every step of the way.
4. The simplest moments feel special
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Even if you’re just cuddling in bed before falling asleep or reading together silently on the couch after work, the simplest moments feel special when you’re with someone who’s meant to be in your life forever. Of course, it’s these small things and little moments that often make the biggest difference in the well-being of a relationship, yet they’re subtly overlooked amid the chaos of everyday life.
It’s one of the sweet signs you’ve already found the person who will love you for the rest of your life — they make the mundanity of life feel lovely, the chaos approachable, and the future exciting.
5. Time feels different around them
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When you’re around someone who will love you for the rest of your life, time feels different. It moves quickly when you’re talking and laughing together, and cinematically — like you’re in a movie — other times.
Like a study from Frontiers in Psychology suggests, when we’re around people we find interesting or are attracted to, we often experience a shift in our perceptions of time. Whether it’s overestimating the amount of time we spent with someone we found attractive — most common for women — or underestimating, which is more common for men, it changes the way we see and experience the passage of time.
6. You feel emotionally held and safe
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While some people might give you “butterflies” all the time — a real sign of anxiety, more than anything — or a feeling of lustful attention that’s hard to ignore, but subtly draining, if a person is going to love you for the rest of your life, chances are you feel more held and secure.
You feel emotionally held when being vulnerable and safe to speak up and share emotions whenever you need to at home. You’re never worried about how they’ll react to your honesty, because they’re a safe space for it all.
7. The boring parts of life feel exciting
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Whether it’s resting in bed on a Saturday morning, going to the grocery store together, or simply relaxing after a long day at work, finding excitement and pleasure in the “boring” parts of life is one of the sweet signs you’ve already found the person who will love you for the rest of your life.
It’s not hard to lean into rituals that bring a sense of excitement into your life, but making the boring ones more intentional requires a mindset shift. It's a reminder internally that the excitement we feel about life stems from inside of us. The positivity and joy of these kinds of partners aid that shift in our lives.
8. You lean into challenge as a team
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Rather than trying to “win” arguments or “defend” their side of the story, a couple who are in love and meant to be together forever always work as a shared unit. They approach conflict from the same team — instead of fighting against each other, they’ve worked toward a solution for a shared goal.
While this might seem like an obvious behavior in relationships, so many people develop a disconnect by fighting unhealthily with their partners and sparking resentment by avoiding these confrontations completely.
9. They love and support your people
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Whether it’s a single best friend struggling through a breakup, a sick adult sibling, or a mother-in-law who always wants their attention, being willing to support and love “your people” is one of the sweet signs you’ve already found the person who will love you for the rest of your life.
They don’t just have enough love, care, and thoughtfulness to offer to you, but also to all the people and things you also cherish in your personal life.
10. Their love feels like a soft place to land
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A partner or person who is truly meant to love you for the rest of your life will feel like a warm hug. Your favorite cup of warm tea on the bedside table. A book that draws you in, without escapism, but with heart and intention. They feel like a soft place to land.
While they’re capable of bringing the fiery passion and excitement, their natural state of trusting, emotional, and encouraging to be supportive.
11. You just know
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While sometimes, knowing you’re with your soulmate or a friend who will love you forever isn’t obvious, it can be as quick as a glance of the eyes for others.
From the first interaction, sleepover, date, or conversation, you knew that this person was meant for you. Even if it was a deep gut feeling or an intrinsic feeling of safety, you were finally convinced that the cliché of “when you know, you know” is desperately true.
Zayda Slabbekoorn is a senior editorial strategist with a bachelor’s degree in social relations & policy and gender studies who focuses on psychology, relationships, self-help, and human interest stories.
