I knew when I was willing to make things work with him. I wanted him to be my only one and my first everything.

i think that you've found the one when you can't picture yourself being with anyone else and they're the one you want beside you when your dreams come true. i think you've found the one when the silences are no longer awkward, you can look each other in the eyes for hours without saying a word, you could lie with them forever, time passes to quick, when you no longer care what other guys think of you, you never run out of things to talk about, trust - because love is meaningless without it, they know the song of your heart, you feel beautiful to them when you're at your worst. if you find the one person you're supposed to be with.. don't let them go, but if you do, they'll come back to you if it's meant to be. No one's perfect, but there is someone perfect for you. <3

I guarantee 99% of these posts will be those silly romantic ideals. "you'll think about them 24/7" "you'll give up anything to be with them" "it will just feel perfect"
bullshit.
There is no "one." Seeing as most people end up thinking that someone (or multiple someones) is "the one" at some point in their lives, having met only a small fraction of humanity, odds are there are several people who you could have wonderful, loving, lifelong relationships with.
If you love someone and they make you feel happier and more at peace than anyone else, you should be with them. It's my opinion that waiting for some perfect Disney prince to fall out of the sky will just hurt you and everyone around you.
I know it for certain because I can love other people, both as friends and as if-I-was-single-I-would-date-you-in-a-heartbeat type ways, and be completely convinced that I am with the right person.

I don't know about 'the one,' but I do know about 'the person I want to share my life with as of now.' I know most of the people I dated, I had no real intention of getting serious with them. I can love those people, but the love I feel for them feels thin, or comes with forced affection. Real love is a very internal feeling that warms you from the core when you think about that person.

As for being with the person that you should be with (at least for now):
I guess it's when you realize how you can be your true self around them; even the weird or gross things to an extent. It's when you realize that you don't have to make yourself compromise for them; you just do it naturally. It's when you can just lay in bed all day with them, curled up, reading or surfing on the internet, but it's made all the better, just because you're near them. It's when it dawns on you that every time they aren't around, you miss them, even if it's just a little bit.

I guess my point is, it's those little intimate things that make you realize the difference. I used to hate when couples used cutesy talk, or had too much PDA, but I certainly do similar things with my boyfriend. I can't help it; he makes me all affectionate like no one else ever has. You sort of grow into that person, to where you become a symbiotic thing, like lichen. In some sense, I'm ashamed that I've become that person, but overall, I am happier than I've been since elementary school. You really are a better person for mutual love, even with all the cutesy talk.

(This wasn't supposed to be so long.)

I agree with one of the anonymous' comments - when you meet people who you would have dated had you been single, but don't because your happy in your relationship.

When not only can you live with him, but you can't live without him.

You know he's the 1 if he's willing 2 go through all da ups nd downs in da relationship. If he's willing 2 move on through all da mistakes u made. If he believes in u and your relationship. If he doesn't worry about what other people think or say about your relationship. If he'll love u even if you have lots of guy friends. But da most important is for him to love you for who u are. :D

I met my boyfriend through a friend just over two years ago. Before that I have never believed in love at first sight I have never believed that relationships can be perfect or last long. I have always thought my life was going to be one disaster after another. But the day I met him the attraction to him was so strong- it felt like I had already known him in some other lifetime. He was my boyfriend 4 days later and now over 2 years later all my friends ask me how I can have this 'perfect relationship'. Firstly love at first sight does not happen- love grows with time. Secondly, you have to find the one. When you do you will know and how to know if it will last and if it's worth it- well you can only give it a shot and give all of yourself and not hold anything back. Sure there is a chance it might fail- but the chance is only slight and if you have chosen well you will end up happy. Chose the one that will make you smile, laugh and cry all at once. The one who you smile at everytime you see him. The one who you feel whole with. The one who makes you feel totally at peace and who says your beautiful when you wake up next to them with your hair everywhere and no makeup. The one who makes you feel like your lifelong competition with all the skinny models on the magazines we read has come to an end. The one who just makes you happy.

i think 'the one' is just someone you feel you can be completely yourself with. someone that knows just how insane you can be and loves you anyway. someone that you can argue with and express yourself around while knowing they're not going to leave you becasue of it. someone who really does just put a smile on your face when you think about them. someone you can fight with and fight for until the end. someone who knows whats going on inside your head, and knows exactly what you need when you need it. someone who will make an effort with your friends because they understand they're the ones that helped shape you, and they appreciate that. someone that would never ask you to compromise your beliefs for them. someone who knows your past, and while acknowledging the mistakes you have made, loves how the events have shaped you into the person you are. someone that will get jealous because they never want to lose you, but knows really they have nothing to worry about because they trust you.

i think the one is your best friend that will prove to you time and time again that they will always be there, even on your worst days <3

and i really do believe that because im 17 and ive already met that person, and i know we'll never be together, but i know he was meant to be in my life <3