Is this love?

I have been on cloud 9 for about a year (next week marks a year). There’s nights where I think about him and my face heats up, a warmth forms within my heart and it’s beats feel deeper/heavier, then my eyes water and I begin to cry. It’s an intense feeling I have never experienced. I feel immense bliss and peace, both internally and externally since encountering him. Feeling confident with myself and still having a sense of independence mean a lot to me so, being able to comfortably indulge in those two things even after knowing him has taught me a lot about how secure I feel with him.