have you ever been in love?

have you ever experienced love? if so how did you know it was LOVE and not just the beginng gittyness in a relationship? i THOUGHT that i had exprienced real true love with my babys father...i was very mistaken. i have NEVER felt this feeling before. i have been talking to a new man since may. He has made me feel so loved and important..something nobody has ever taken the time to do. he has always went out of his way to check on me and make sure i am okay even when i have been mean to him in the beginning he always hung around. i care for this man so deeply now that he is the first and last thing i think about every day/night. our mutal friend tells me he is definitely in love with me and she thinks we are meant to be together. i really hope we will be eventually but only time will tell. i love this man with everything i have.