Here Is How You’ll Know That Someone Loves You

You’ll know that someone loves you when they go out of their way for you.

Néo Rioux

By Heidi Priebe

You’ll know that someone loves you because they’ll remember the little things about you. They know that you put only half of a sugar in your coffee and that your least favorite time of the week is Tuesday morning. The people who love us collect our entireties in fragments. They want to understand the whole of you and they know that it begins with the tiny, subtle details. You’ll know that someone loves you when you realize they remember things about you that you’ve never explicitly told them and never expected them to know.

You’ll know that someone loves you when they go out of their way for you. They don’t only want to be around you when it’s simple or convenient — they bend and stretch their schedule to accommodate yours. You’ll know someone loves you when they take the day off work to take care of you when you are sick. They will not ask for praise or keep score of their leniencies — they are genuinely happy to see you and that takes precedence over any minor inconvenience incurred by doing so.

You’ll know that someone loves you when they do not make excuses. They aren’t trying to evade you or cover any suspicious tracks. They are upfront about…