How did you know it was love? (Strangers Answer)

2024 ж. 10 Сәу.
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  • I'd love to hear your answers to this question in the comments 🖤

    @Thorayaa@ThorayaaАй бұрын
    • I so enjoy your channel. Haven’t seen it for ages!

      @deborahswett3508@deborahswett3508Ай бұрын
    • I think I'm still learning what love or true loving relationships is, that even when I cryed when she left, it wasn't true love, but it was a lustful companionship, or two people into each other bodies and nothing else. or I cryed at being scared of being alone, or crying over the lost of what I considered normal, because when I came too, I realized, she isn't the girl for me, that I should be happy to move on. That true love for a woman is about acknowledging her whole heart and mind, and not just her body.

      @Lee-ws4fr@Lee-ws4fr18 күн бұрын
  • “Now let’s stand up.” I love that they love their love story 😭.

    @saratexas5181@saratexas5181Ай бұрын
  • “Oh, I wish we all would just take a deep breath and let people be who they are, and not be so critical.” 💯❤

    @t.wilson7962@t.wilson7962Ай бұрын
    • That stood out to me, too! Such a powerful yet beautiful quote ❤❤

      @bubblingbrook2132@bubblingbrook2132Ай бұрын
    • Honestly… true words of wisdom and truth…

      @donmcallister3745@donmcallister3745Ай бұрын
    • I feel really hard for someone. She was very critical of me and it made me feel like I couldn’t be myself. It still hurts, even though she broke up with me for reasons that could have been worked through.

      @goldenlioness868@goldenlioness868Ай бұрын
    • @@goldenlioness868 You deserve so much better. You deserve someone who can allow you to be unapologetically yourself. Someone who you can be comfortable around and grow with. I know it's hard though. Sending lots of love your way

      @thatgamergirl6549@thatgamergirl654929 күн бұрын
  • I agree with the lady who said that love evolves from friendship. When you understand each others jokes and laugh to them while others don't get them that's a big sign for sure. I knew I'm in love when his presence made me feel safe and peaceful, and I can show the silly side of my character to him with no fear of judgment and embarrassment.

    @ayeshaomar353@ayeshaomar353Ай бұрын
    • It's true, and I luv this 💗💗

      @-441-@-441-Ай бұрын
    • But I even feel like that with my bf. When we got together it all evolved like this naturally

      @simpleduxMB@simpleduxMBАй бұрын
    • Yes exactly. I make him laugh when I let my silly side out

      @erinmctague7188@erinmctague7188Ай бұрын
    • I’m worried I’ll never feel this way again

      @hummingbird4934@hummingbird493429 күн бұрын
    • I’ve realised how rare this kind of love is. If you have this please please please don’t let it go

      @hummingbird4934@hummingbird493429 күн бұрын
  • 11:58 “Falling in love is easy. Even remaining in love is not difficult. Our human loneliness is cause enough. But it is a hard quest worth making to find someone in whose presence you steadily become the person you desire to be.” ~Anna Louise Strong

    @amelianorbert1639@amelianorbert1639Ай бұрын
    • Thanks. Was looking for this quote

      @zarazino8856@zarazino8856Ай бұрын
    • Yeah the guy liked his wedding but was unfit to be a part of something bigger than himself.

      @leilaniz5909@leilaniz590923 күн бұрын
    • I think that’s a beautiful and profound quote. How many of us are lucky enough to be able to find someone in whose presence we steadily become the person we desire to be. Not many I dare say given the divorce statistics.

      @camnsprencheria3225@camnsprencheria322520 күн бұрын
    • OMGOSH THANKYOUUUU i was really hoping to find this quote in the comments. I love the way that man speaks, it's so fascinating and I could listen to him talk all day

      @funfings842@funfings84220 күн бұрын
  • Wow that first couple is going to last. Their words about each other are beautiful.

    @shampoo_conditioner@shampoo_conditionerАй бұрын
    • 100%

      @cherishcherry8372@cherishcherry837224 күн бұрын
  • The last lady: “So. I don’t think I fell in love. I grew in love.” That is exactly how it was for me. We will celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary in just a few days. ❤️

    @susanvansluyters4470@susanvansluyters4470Ай бұрын
    • awesome

      @KP-hi1om@KP-hi1omАй бұрын
    • Congratulations!🎉❤

      @Lisa-welder1@Lisa-welder1Ай бұрын
    • you wasn't in love first or ?

      @JaneDoane@JaneDoane29 күн бұрын
    • Congratulations on your 20yrs of marriage. 🎉🎉🎉

      @mr.southsideofchicago740@mr.southsideofchicago74027 күн бұрын
  • I knew it was love the moment I saw food in the fridge and always keep coming back for more.

    @nerd26373@nerd26373Ай бұрын
    • mood

      @S_J_banana@S_J_bananaАй бұрын
    • 😂😂

      @yaynea3350@yaynea3350Ай бұрын
    • 😂😂😂😂

      @carolinaolivera7632@carolinaolivera7632Ай бұрын
    • Underrated comment😂😂

      @raisaburdak@raisaburdak19 күн бұрын
    • This. Is. It. 👏💯👏

      @SeattleRaindrop206@SeattleRaindrop2067 күн бұрын
  • Can we appreciate how beautiful eyes are?

    @mo0nshine937@mo0nshine937Ай бұрын
    • It’s nice being able to look straight at them and appreciate them. I can’t keep eye contact and remember eyes in person cause I’m autistic. Video is different.

      @A4Foot1Giant@A4Foot1GiantАй бұрын
    • right? I said the same thing!

      @Kristen-ek9rz@Kristen-ek9rzАй бұрын
    • Windows to the soul❤

      @sonshineandsong@sonshineandsongАй бұрын
    • yes!!

      @Eva22275@Eva22275Ай бұрын
    • Agreed… you can absolutely see the sincerity and honesty and vulnerability… lying right there… I always look at their eyes when they give their answers… it tells a lot…

      @donmcallister3745@donmcallister3745Ай бұрын
  • I knew it was love when I realized he didn't want me to be a certain way, he was just curious what I'll become if I get to decide. He wanted me to become myself. He showed me how to love myself, and I'll be forever grateful for that.

    @softfirecrow@softfirecrowАй бұрын
    • Now that's a man.

      @seandunn1128@seandunn1128Ай бұрын
    • I miss how he made me feel about myself. He made me a better person and I loved the person I was when I was with him

      @hummingbird4934@hummingbird493428 күн бұрын
  • You know it's love when they ignore the camera and look at each other instead 😮

    @SebeneleDlamini-ge9ct@SebeneleDlamini-ge9ctАй бұрын
  • I love the way you film your videos. The close up shots with the blurred background, together with a deep question really creates this feeling of intimacy. I love it, please keep going!

    @maxime-cw1rx@maxime-cw1rxАй бұрын
  • I knew it was love because when life got hard it didn't go away, he didn't go away. I knew it was love because he's the first person I want to share my joys with, and the first person I want to ask for help with the difficult things. I knew it was love looking in his eyes and knowing that whatever came our way there was this lasting peace that we'd stand by each other. I knew it was love when he dragged me up the north face of a mountain in 60mph winds, with 60 metres of rope in my backpack just to propose... Getting married to him in September :)

    @hattiemay2272@hattiemay2272Ай бұрын
    • Congratulations 🎉

      @serendipity8715@serendipity8715Ай бұрын
    • @@serendipity8715 Thank you :)

      @hattiemay2272@hattiemay2272Ай бұрын
    • Awww , so happy for you , I lost hope for love but all best of luck ❤️

      @RahmaHussien-sz1yo@RahmaHussien-sz1yoАй бұрын
    • That's a once in a lifetime love. Just beautiful the way you described the love between you both. You should put this comment in a frame and hang it on your wall so that you never forget during difficult times. So happy for you !!

      @Tammi333@Tammi333Ай бұрын
    • ❤️❤️

      @StephQueen90@StephQueen90Ай бұрын
  • I had it once, about 46 years ago. She exuded heart, passion, vulnerability. She knew me and I knew her. My heart still hurts.

    @SeekerGoOn2013@SeekerGoOn2013Ай бұрын
    • What happened? And how are you doing now?

      @minniemousesvideos@minniemousesvideosАй бұрын
    • I understand. I had my true love 50 years ago. Still think about him. My heart still hurts. ❤️❤️you are not alone. Am glad I had true love , even though it hurts.

      @carolyndamico2924@carolyndamico2924Ай бұрын
    • Kristina, You, Are, were my only true love! Happy Birthday. 4-11-72! ❤❤🎉🎉

      @Lisa-welder1@Lisa-welder1Ай бұрын
    • I’m worried I’ll never find that again. I was a fool to let him go

      @hummingbird4934@hummingbird493428 күн бұрын
  • 7:06 this girl looks like art… i can’t explain it. her response also sounds straight out of a poem.

    @ranbowdust@ranbowdustАй бұрын
  • I am envious of those people in this world who have found true love,, they are truly the lucky ones.

    @zoeazsss5035@zoeazsss5035Ай бұрын
    • You will too. Just appreciate yourself more and people will fall in love with you and you will notice them more

      @YouMe-mf7ed@YouMe-mf7edАй бұрын
    • They will pay for it with grief deeper than those who don’t find it. It’s a beautiful thing but it comes with a cost.

      @RezValla@RezVallaАй бұрын
    • @@RezValla whats the point of not feeling life as deeply as possible?

      @RGE_Music@RGE_MusicАй бұрын
    • @@RezVallawow, going through a breakup and this caught hit deep

      @STAR393@STAR393Ай бұрын
    • It hurts more once you loose it than not finding it

      @moonstergamez6583@moonstergamez6583Ай бұрын
  • I relate to the one that said you know it's love when they have the ability to hurt you. When the heartbreak hits like a ton of bricks, you knew it was love when you start falling out of love

    @amyitis@amyitisАй бұрын
    • I guess that's what the song "Let her go" by Passenger is: "only know you love her when you let her go"

      @MangoTamtam@MangoTamtamАй бұрын
    • @@MangoTamtam Yess!! That song sums it up VERY well!!

      @amyitis@amyitisАй бұрын
    • I agree I fell in love with a someone I wasn’t allowed because of religion and then I lost hope and decided it was better for both if we just leave and that heartbreak which didn’t last long lol (we spoke after 2days) made me realise he wasn’t someone I could forget because I originally contacted him again to ask if he had cried..it sound’s weird but Ik he struggles with emotions and when y I didn’t cry I felt awful so didn’t want that pain on him too..I have friends to confide in he didn’t really open up to anyone..I never cared for someone so much and he definitely persuaded me lol my suggestion to remain friends would have been impossible….we are still in love and growing together we’re both still young and love hurts a lot it’s painful but also honest and beautiful so I decided it’s worth making the mistake and risking an even bigger heartbreak if things don’t work out ….it’s also weird cos he is online and we are long distance and many doubt our love but I never missed someone so much and truly he is my person he’s like me despite our many differences.

      @sasha_0586@sasha_0586Ай бұрын
    • me too

      @Eva22275@Eva22275Ай бұрын
    • Naah You could be in a very abusive/dependent relationship and be hurt as heeeell when you break up due to the toxicity, but not the love.

      @premiumvanille183@premiumvanille18328 күн бұрын
  • The guy at 10:40 I really hope he finds love again. The way he expressed himself, sounds like he got his heart broken. 🙏🏽

    @jayrod86@jayrod86Ай бұрын
    • Definitely but he’s trying to be positive about it.

      @AdornedGrace@AdornedGraceАй бұрын
    • I got the impression his wife did...

      @Ad-Infinitum@Ad-InfinitumАй бұрын
  • During college I was friendly & chatty with all my female classmates except her because I actually stuttered or had loss of words when I tried to speak to her. That's when I knew that sub-consciously I had deep feelings for her which made me nervous & anxious around her. Dated for 11 yrs & been married for 4 yrs, we are expecting our first child this year.

    @nganbas@nganbasАй бұрын
    • Annnw that's so cute !! Beautiful story, Congratulation !!

      @JaneDoane@JaneDoane29 күн бұрын
  • I was at work and someone transferred a person to my extension by mistake. I felt bad for him because he kept getting transferred around so I helped him. Twenty minutes into the call we both knew. It was scary, but it felt right, so we went for it. Married him 6 months after the phone call, and we celebrated our 27th anniversary this year. The best jump I have ever made.

    @tishw4576@tishw4576Ай бұрын
    • Damn that’s crazy lol but I’m so happy for yous I guess there isn’t a right way or time to do things as everyone is different you just follow your heart then? That’s beautiful

      @sasha_0586@sasha_0586Ай бұрын
  • I had a plan for my life. One part included never getting married. It was a Thursday and I would be leaving that town on Saturday. I noticed him because he didn't fit in the environment we were in at the time. I used negative psychology on him, tapped him on the shoulder and said, You don't want to dance with me, do you? He said yes and we started seeing each other, sharing our life stories and growing more fond of each other. 4 months later we started talking marriage. I knew I was in love because all my plans disappeared and weren't important to me anymore. We were making plans together and that was important to me. I couldn't wait to see him. I became a better person because of him. We celebrate 36 years in September 2024. Giving our hearts to God first brought us closer together. Put God first and your marriage will be sweeter than you could ever dream!

    @sonshineandsong@sonshineandsongАй бұрын
    • Omgg the plan disappearing is so real because you don’t realise what you truly want until you see another future and then it’s like your truly yourself with that person even if they didn’t fit any of your expectations..mine took me by surprise lol but I wouldn’t change a thing I’m happy and can’t imagine being the same if I had stuck to my original plan

      @sasha_0586@sasha_0586Ай бұрын
    • Amen.

      @KP-hi1om@KP-hi1omАй бұрын
  • How did I know it was love? When I realized she brought so much peace to my mind. She makes me a better person. And she says I do the same for her.

    @patricklacaille8528@patricklacaille8528Ай бұрын
  • I hope this channel never ends, and these questions never stop. I feel like your page finds me again and again when I need a dose of deep humanity with a stranger I can find it here. 🎉 it's great to see how people in different mind sets and stages of life perceive love. Very cool.

    @dannyleeflores22@dannyleeflores22Ай бұрын
    • ❤❤❤

      @Thorayaa@ThorayaaАй бұрын
    • Deep humanity, I like that to describe Thoraya’s channel 🤩

      @nadiah169@nadiah169Ай бұрын
  • "Oh i just wish we could take a deep breath and let people be who they are, and not be so critical." 💛

    @gozosa1980@gozosa1980Ай бұрын
  • When I realized he wanted to know the REAL me. I could be 100% honest with him and still be safe. He showed up for me time and time again with his authenticity and it inspired me to be authentic too. I'm so glad I got to marry my best friend.

    @KZesty@KZestyАй бұрын
  • He gave me nothing but it was everything he had. I always knew I made more money when my boyfriend and I were courting just because of our jobs. I always paid for everything and he was polite and appreciative. Early into dating, I stayed at his place overnight unexpectedly... asked for coffee in the morning, he didn't have any, told him let's go get coffee. I noticed I didn't have my wallet. I asked him if he would cover it. He got up and went to his change cup and started counting out silver coins on the edge of his bed. He never looked back at me but he said "Hopefully you don't care that I'm broke" In that moment I knew I loved him. This man was displaying that his pride wasn't worth more to him than his character. He was willing to give away anything he had. Everything he had. We used my points at the gas station and got a BOGO coffee. On that drive back to his place I knew that I had the right one. I felt it so deeply. He's the most genuine and gracious person I've had the privilege to meet. Listening to other people share an "experience" of being in love is so wholesome and refreshing.

    @HeatherJG@HeatherJGАй бұрын
    • I don't usually leave a comment on any KZhead vids but your comment somehow just made my whole week. Sweetest thing I read in a long time. You guys are lucky to have each other.

      @agam2144@agam2144Ай бұрын
    • ​@@agam2144 Thank you, that means a lot to me knowing our story resonates with somebody. ❤

      @HeatherJG@HeatherJGАй бұрын
    • I love your story❤

      @sofyabet66@sofyabet66Ай бұрын
    • wow bless your heart, we need more women like you

      @cavy369@cavy369Ай бұрын
    • This is so beautiful ❤️

      @AshleyWaller-vj6zb@AshleyWaller-vj6zbАй бұрын
  • That last lady though... Such wisdom.

    @SomeGuyNamedTodd@SomeGuyNamedToddАй бұрын
  • Can we PLEASE start normalizing short kings having large queens???

    @xXLuckyJeroXx@xXLuckyJeroXxАй бұрын
    • Why?

      @cynthiaavender@cynthiaavenderАй бұрын
    • @@cynthiaavender short kings deserve as much love as large queens

      @xXLuckyJeroXx@xXLuckyJeroXxАй бұрын
    • tf are these terms?

      @madeofmelancholy@madeofmelancholyАй бұрын
    • They wanted to say that it should be normalized for shorter men and taller women to be together because most people prefer the man to be taller. ​@madeofmelancholy

      @ThatBadBunny@ThatBadBunnyАй бұрын
    • @@madeofmelancholy you know exactly what those terms mean you goose

      @xXLuckyJeroXx@xXLuckyJeroXxАй бұрын
  • I think u can see in the eyes when someone feels inlove or has been deeply inlove. It’s as if their eyes instantly light up as soon you ask this question . It’s So beautiful to see

    @Thelittleclipstore@Thelittleclipstore28 күн бұрын
  • I do love how even though I am single, the way you frame these couples and give them the chance to tell their stories does not make me jealous, it makes me happy. Thank you, Thoraya, for your videos.

    @dhsarah570@dhsarah570Ай бұрын
    • i cant say i have ever been more desperate to be in a relationship and yk love and all that but there's something abt these videos, the people in it, their smiles, their eyes, their stories that just give me the most warm smile ever, maybe its the closeup shot but i find my face/emotion mimicking theres and idk, such an amazing feeling watching these videos

      @tachoblade2071@tachoblade20715 күн бұрын
  • I think it’s love when they give you the motivation to power through what life throws at you. That’s how it’s felt lately.

    @OO0RI@OO0RIАй бұрын
  • I knew it was love when she would walk into a room and I’d be nervous excited ready to take on the world because of her. When she made me want to be a better man when all I wanted was to be by her side and spend every second looking into her eyes. When I couldn’t care less what others thought but knew she was the only one who loved me for me and wanted me happy as well. She’s my best friend and the light of my life. Years and years a bunch of kids later and we still get lost looking at each other

    @gooseallie4417@gooseallie4417Ай бұрын
  • I like what the one girl said about how being in love can be this extreme happiness or now someone has the capability of making you very sad. It may not be the lovey dovey, fluffy answer people want, but it's the truth. When you really love someone, they kind of have this power over you.

    @dontworry1330@dontworry1330Ай бұрын
    • Yes totally, and I've had unrequited love that just made me "bipolar" (as in severe happiness and severe sadness😂) and my friend would say I've become so bipolar ever since I started falling for this guy. Not referring to the real bipolar illness, but the emotions changes because of someone you love can be crazy

      @ttsing@ttsing5 күн бұрын
  • I knew it was love when I felt like a student and not “teaching” someone how to be with me. I grew so much from the relationship. I had not met anyone like him then or ever since. I had a few deep likes up until that point but did not know love until he came into my life and left it. I’m grateful for all that he gave and all that I received for I wouldn’t have anything to measure it by today♥️

    @ymb6987@ymb6987Ай бұрын
    • I’m sorry for your loss

      @hummingbird4934@hummingbird493428 күн бұрын
  • "You just know when you find it". That's what I used to hear for so many years, but never actually believed that it was true. Never believed in "soul mates". But now I know that I've found mine ^_^. That feeling of calmness when I first saw him and knowing that I've "met" him before. He's one of the few amazing people I've met my whole life and I love him so much ^_^

    @CirceCaster@CirceCasterАй бұрын
  • I remember the exact moment when I looked at him and I knew I want to be his wife. I've never wanted to be anyone's wife before. And it was literally a week into dating, I just knew he's the one. I don't think I knew what love is before him.

    @aniak.8604@aniak.8604Ай бұрын
    • Your comment could have been said by the character Summer from the movie "500 Days of Summer" hahaha

      @PauloMaierr@PauloMaierrАй бұрын
  • Love makes me experience a much wider range of emotions than I ever do with anyone else and i think that's what the woman at 7:05 was getting at, I almost never get mad at friends or allow other things like that to mess with my mood, I'm usually pretty unbothered by things but with someone I love that's no longer true, you just care so much and experience so much, I'm still not mad that often, but the fact that I feel it sometimes and I'm comfortable enough to express it is a pretty big sign for me.

    @somedude4879@somedude4879Ай бұрын
  • "I know he loves me because his actions always show me" 💞

    @sassycat6487@sassycat648726 күн бұрын
  • “When you can deconstruct their beauty” My god, that gave me chills and tears. What an absolutely precious soul ❤️

    @davidkristahay@davidkristahay5 күн бұрын
  • Being in depression since 5 years. I Realise that Love is what makes life just perfect and I miss it so so much.

    @TheMaxL@TheMaxLАй бұрын
    • I hope you find that soon. Whether that is in friends or romantic partners. I wish you much, much, love.

      @aliciaelizabeth9729@aliciaelizabeth9729Ай бұрын
    • @TheMaxL Hang in there. The best things in life really do happen when you least expect it. Your turn will come.

      @jillwanlin9558@jillwanlin9558Ай бұрын
    • Be steady. You will get through this! No homo but I wish I could give you a hug and tell you everything is going to be okay.

      @KP-hi1om@KP-hi1omАй бұрын
    • What if you lost it due to depression? I’ll never forgive myself he was there for me through thick and thin. I couldn’t have asked for a better partner he was amazing and was my best friend

      @hummingbird4934@hummingbird493428 күн бұрын
    • You will find it again. Turn within, you have so much love in there and it will mirror back to you in another in no time ❤️

      @user-yp4pj8dh1e@user-yp4pj8dh1e25 күн бұрын
  • When someone sees your shortcomings, and rather than run away sticks around to help you become a better person; that is love.

    @je9833@je98339 күн бұрын
  • I knew I was supposed to be with her ..never had that feeling ever in my life ...

    @franklange7692@franklange7692Ай бұрын
  • I knew I was in love when my now husband came over to my apartment and then he went back to his apartment at the end of the night (in another city) and I thought "My home just walked out the door".....he felt like home to me.

    @Kristen-ek9rz@Kristen-ek9rzАй бұрын
    • Aww this is so cute

      @sasha_0586@sasha_0586Ай бұрын
  • I knew it was love when we gave it a third chance. We met in middle school. I moved again and came back 3 years later not knowing I'd see him again after being told he moved to Arizona. There he was standing across the hall from me. A mutual friend connected us again. After some time we decided it was better to stay friends. Although my heart broke, we wanted to be in each other's lives whether it was as a couple or as friends. We lost contact after graduation until a year later, I reached out not knowing if I'd get a response. 10 years later, I still believe it was the best decision I ever made. Now we have a son together. The universe knew we were meant to be together, it just hadn't been the right time. Its the true definition of, let them go. If they come back, it was always yours. I believe with all my heart we were always meant for each other.

    @xiopaovid1215@xiopaovid1215Ай бұрын
  • when you energetically become one and the rest of the world fades away... it can take different forms... sometimes it can be a 1 hour conversation/shared activity on one random night, for a few lucky ones it lasts forever, sometimes it ends after 20 years of marriage... it still happened though

    @cavy369@cavy369Ай бұрын
  • Each story is so unique and beautiful. I love your videos

    @brookelshares@brookelsharesАй бұрын
  • Mine was love at first sight. I was suddenly burning inside with love. I´ve been always a hopeless romantic and seeing her gave meaning to my dreams. She did not reciprocate but we were in a situationship for a year and a half. I loved her so much. We were different but alike. Every time I saw her, I was defeated. My heart was tangled with hers.

    @happyalex290@happyalex29025 күн бұрын
  • We first met when I was in the worst dark hole of my life mentally. He not only accepted my struggles, he would stay up all night to comfort me and could joke about the struggles in a good way. I knew it was love when we, together, during this horrible time of mine could laugh together through it all. Day after day no matter the struggle, and this is still the case. I knew that if he loved me during this time he would love me through it all. I know I’m safe when I’m with him.

    @sinna6903@sinna6903Ай бұрын
    • Hold onto each other. I lost my person and I miss him every day.

      @hummingbird4934@hummingbird493428 күн бұрын
    • 😭😭

      @bellaloita@bellaloita27 күн бұрын
  • I almost made it the entire video without crying until the last lady. What a beautiful soul ❤❤

    @mommalou64@mommalou64Ай бұрын
  • I knew I was in love because I couldn't imagine my life without him. We were just friends at the time but I thought we would live next to each other, be neighbours or something like that. I thought he was my soul mate but I didn't want to waste our friendship by becoming a couple. But one day he told me he loves me and I had to say the same because I was simply in love as well and I still am today, 7 years after.

    @annachaoui3413@annachaoui3413Ай бұрын
  • My partner and I met through a mutual friend before freshman year of high school but we never met in person until 2 years after we started texting, I knew instantly I loved him. I could talk to him about anything we would talk for hours. We’ve been together 14 years and have a son who turns three soon. We grew up together and are growing up together. We know exactly how to make each happy and mad lol. I love adulting with him. It’s never been easy or perfect but we always choose each other.

    @mamitingz@mamitingzАй бұрын
    • @sasha_0586@sasha_0586Ай бұрын
  • I love you interviewing older woman.. you could make a segment on them alone and you’d have my full attention.. let’s all heed that wisdom tbh.. love does grow and the best loves devry from friendship. Love your videos Thoraya

    @alylyn119@alylyn119Ай бұрын
  • Love is too valuable to be apprehended with any certainty... True and abiding love can only be purchased with faith.

    @laststand6420@laststand6420Ай бұрын
  • The guy with the quote turned that around so well.

    @Respect2theFallen@Respect2theFallenАй бұрын
  • I knew it was love once I broke her heart. It was the hardest thing I had to do, and everything after that was difficult as well. I realized how much I cared for her, how much I'd remember every little thing she talked about, and how much I thought about her, yet having to let her go because of certain circumstances..... It made it clear to me that I did love her. And I loved her enough to let her go

    @iam3nd774@iam3nd774Ай бұрын
    • Is she gone completely..I hope the reason isn’t that you didn’t feel enough for her because you can always grow together idk ur circumstances but two ppl in love having to part because of social or external factors breaks my heart

      @sasha_0586@sasha_0586Ай бұрын
    • Yesss exactly, what was your reason if you don't mind me asking?

      @nickyroseroshini@nickyroseroshini25 күн бұрын
    • @@sasha_0586 it was mostly bad timing, and some weakness in my part. I had asked her out in circumstances where we were apart and she's about to embark on a religious journey where we'd be even more apart. and then the situation would further develop into a great restriction in even simple communication with either party. Honestly, my plan had been to ask her out later, after her religious journey would be completed. But I was weak, and wanted to be with her, disregarding the pain and difficulties that would come. And when she finally left.... Everything changed. I tried my hardest to keep her in my mind, to always send her love and support, even when I could never receive anything back. I couldn't talk to her, I couldn't contact her, she was unable to give any sort of communication to me. The social norm in our circumstances was for couples to break up or have an amicable split. That was how many couples ended up in, and the lucky few that didn't and stood strong were the outliers. I hoped we could've been one of those outliers, but I was too weak. I had asked friends and families, and they all told me that breaking up with her would be the right choice, that it would help not only her by not being a burden to her, but me as well, since I had progressively gotten worse and worse over time. After a long time, doing everything I could've..... I started writing. There was no other form of communication that I could've done in our circumstances, yet despite the horrible form of communication, I wrote everything in my heart. I wrote as much as I could, acknowledging her part, my part, and our circumstances. I know there's no such thing as a good break-up, yet I tried my darnest so that it would at least not be a terrible breakup. If I was just stronger..... If I had just waited, things might've gone differently. But. The both of us, we were happy to have been together. We didn't regret having been each other's lover because we had so much love and support for each other during what little time we had before she had to go. And I'm not allowed to regret it, because that would be an insult to our relationship and her determination. I wish I could say that when she have had back I could've won her heart again, but this isn't that kind of story. She..... Would never come back to me. I couldn't do anything. And she resents me for being weak.

      @iam3nd774@iam3nd77424 күн бұрын
  • Thank you Thoraya and participants

    @yahainHotPink@yahainHotPinkАй бұрын
  • My love story is a bit more unique to these couples as I didn't meet my husband in person until after we had said I love over the phone. I had met him online in a chat room. We became friends. Lost touch for a couple of years while I was attending college and he was working full time. He found me again online. We started chatting again online and oknthe phone. I knew it was love the second time we started chatting, but I didn't say I loved him until after my birthday weekend. I had a party with my friends. I missed him all weekend. When I was finally able to speak with him, I said I know, I love you too. He flew from England to the US. We got married 4 years later, and we have been together for over 20 years now.

    @ivylovesrunning@ivylovesrunningАй бұрын
  • Love is definitely a thing for women . It’s commitment that matters most . Love goes in and out but commitment and devotion is what matters most .

    @ryanlane9026@ryanlane9026Ай бұрын
  • it’s just a strong feeling, you just know and it’s not one thing but many things you feel about them, and many things the other person does that make you feel loved in a way that you would do anything for them in reciprocation of that love which makes you feel whole or fulfilled, as in “ I have it all”, to feel fully alive in a way you never felt before. It’s where you feel Safe in every way but especially to be the full expression of your being.

    @LBC13@LBC1325 күн бұрын
  • I've never been in love, so this is an interesting video for me. You all are so lucky. Please don't ever take it for granted. I would give anything to feel experience that.

    @carnivoreforlifepodcast5664@carnivoreforlifepodcast5664Ай бұрын
  • I think I knew it was love after the first time we hugged. We’re long distance, we had been for a year and a half before we met for the first time. I felt sooo safe and protected, he was my home. He makes me feel like I’m worth it, and I genuinely feel like he loves me and I full heartedly love him. We’re engaged now and getting married next year 🥰. He actually told me he knew I was the one when everything fell into place. I sent him pictures of rings and he found the one I said I loved, he found it for a decent price and the guy said he only had enough to make one more in my size. He had it for over a year before he found the perfect time to propose

    @arctyfoxffy@arctyfoxffyАй бұрын
    • Ahhhh this is so cute I am waiting for the time to hug him we know were in love but I can’t help but worry because we are long distance

      @sasha_0586@sasha_0586Ай бұрын
    • @@sasha_0586 it’s totally worth it! I promise it’s hard but totally worth it

      @arctyfoxffy@arctyfoxffyАй бұрын
  • When you know you’re “Living On Valued Energy” ❤️

    @janetguerrero4888@janetguerrero4888Ай бұрын
  • love is complicated and don’t have an exact answer, I love the person I’m with right now he made me feel safe and loved at first, now I feel it less but I made the decision to continue because he’s worth it. I think love is a choice to make effort for that person.

    @Just-99me@Just-99meАй бұрын
  • I do have beautiful amazing friendships and closeness to family member so I do give and receive love. Therefore, today, I was telling one of my bestfriends again how I crave love to a partner so this video came at the right moment as it made me smile and make me excited for finding my person (I hope I do) Blessings everyone!

    @belle4978@belle4978Ай бұрын
  • Ive experienced more years of abandonment than years of being loved and in love.

    @cocosheabuttarosemaryqueen9204@cocosheabuttarosemaryqueen9204Ай бұрын
    • Like me , so sad 😢

      @RahmaHussien-sz1yo@RahmaHussien-sz1yoАй бұрын
  • Aaaaaww ✨😭💕 Her Grandchildren can still see the love when their Grandparents look at eachother?? --- OMG I never even knew this existed for real!!! And I didn't even realise that I didn't really believe in it up until right now! Thank you SO MUCH for letting me know Mrs. Beautiful elder Lady with the white hair! ❤❤❤ Thank you Thoraya! ❤❤❤

    @C.C.369@C.C.3692 күн бұрын
  • Another great video thoraya! Thank you 😊

    @catherinedean2307@catherinedean2307Ай бұрын
  • I just love yr videos! They always make me think about life in so many ways. And you always seem to find brilliant people 🙌

    @celiacoutada7631@celiacoutada7631Ай бұрын
  • Great job Thoraya (as usual). Your interviews are so easy to relate to and we all grow. You've really got a talent for getting people to open up. Thanks.

    @ericadamcollins@ericadamcollinsАй бұрын
  • Thank you so much Thoraya and to all the people who told their stories. Your videos are always worth watching, ❤❤❤❤

    @amari7240@amari724027 күн бұрын
  • Your videos are always so beautiful but that last lady's advice to us all was just amazing. ❤

    @novalyn.acidgin@novalyn.acidginАй бұрын
  • these videos always bring me to tears. thank you for sharing.

    @Dlibassi93@Dlibassi93Ай бұрын
  • Thank you for this video and all your videos. I appreciate all of your uploads, i know so much goes into filming them. I love how you always film up close. Thank you Thoraya

    @stephaniezuniga5157@stephaniezuniga5157Ай бұрын
  • this is one of the most beautiful channels i’ve ever come across. these videos are helping change my mindset on life and reminding me to be thankful and to always be kind. Thank you. ❤

    @SheenaKC@SheenaKC20 күн бұрын
  • This is one of the best videos I have ever seen!

    @xox14@xox14Ай бұрын
  • Love you too, Thoraya. Thanks for another beautiful video.

    @worldweary5750@worldweary5750Ай бұрын
  • Perfect morning for this upload ❤ 🎉

    @aly9814@aly9814Ай бұрын
  • The girl who said "the person that can hurt you the most" hit the nail on the head for me. I've been with my guy for 18 years and early on we were long distance and so we were naturally on and off again because we were 15 when he asked me to be his girlfriend and as a 15 year old... the thought of having to wait to be 17/18 and graduated high school before we could ever be together seemed like an impossible thing. But every time we decided to call it off to not "hold each other back from other potential repationships" it would tear my soul and seriously make me feel like someone close to me died like a sibling or a parent... so we always kept coming back to each other. We would talk on the phone for hours every day. We would send each other emails when we weren't on the phone, send each other snail mail just for fun... we just could never be apart, it was almost harder than staying together. Anyways, we moved in together when we were 18 and are now 33 with an almost 6 year old. We've built a life together, always supporting each other. Something I want to add is that even though I feel like we were destined to be together... we're completely different people. I say that because we have vastly different tastes, different perspectives on things, different temperaments... and I think too often people who are especially online dating... look for people that are like them and that's not always the best thing to look for. Being in love has nothing to do with the same tastes in music, movies, or whatever. It's aligning values and the more important issues. I hope everyone finds that person and my advice is to never write someone off for the little differences... because that would be a huge mistake.

    @melissadavis4981@melissadavis4981Ай бұрын
    • Very well said thank you. The truth is, contrary lives, brought together is where personal growth actually begins. Often relationships fail but the wisdom gained from another's set of eyes still is life changing and of value beyond words. As we recede into the digital world, currently, algorithms don't foster growth but product management. You, are the product. Fight back.

      @seandunn1128@seandunn1128Ай бұрын
  • For me, it's exactly how a lot of these couples explain it. You find someone you just can't spend enough time with, and it magically becomes forever. Well, magically, and by choosing this life every day over and over. ❤ I love my husband so much.

    @bunnydarling8452@bunnydarling845212 күн бұрын
  • Thanks for the reminder what real love is. I thought I was trying to find love, but my actions definitely weren't leading to anything close to it. Time to change the direction of the sail!

    @MikNick0@MikNick0Ай бұрын
  • I really like watching your videos. From that simple question, you were able to get profound answers from those people. I have some perspective on this question but the answers made me rethink the question from different perspectives. I guess we can only know love from how we experience it. Thank you for this. It really made my day.

    @HalcyonSummer@HalcyonSummerАй бұрын
  • Thoraya’s videos are as interesting, as the comments under each video. Really enjoy the whole channel! ❤️

    @ViventoLu@ViventoLuАй бұрын
  • really loved the person who picked apart your definition of love, great throughts

    @ninreck5121@ninreck5121Ай бұрын
  • I loved this video. Love explained in so many forms.. explaining that love is simple ✨

    @alebagg@alebagg20 күн бұрын
  • Oh Thoraya, you do such a service to the world with your curiosity. Thank you.

    @KristinaVlahovic@KristinaVlahovic12 күн бұрын
  • love Thoraya's voice sm ❤

    @smitrajput7410@smitrajput7410Ай бұрын
  • I knew I was in love when: we were on a date, and I stopped getting "the mask" she puts out for everyone (and we all have masks highly cultivated versions of ourselves for different situations). And when I saw under the mask, I literally recognized myself. Our struggles and experiences started in relatively similar places but we ourselves were different. Like, we were different on paper in our past but her heart, her struggles, it's like we were one before we were born and God split us in two and put us in different places so we could come together later in life with more experience and knowledge, so we would be stronger.

    @jebjim9391@jebjim9391Ай бұрын
    • I love how u mention masks because I think if love is healthy your real self should shine and many people have complex trauma so love becomes healing in that sense as you rediscover your soul and feel all the emotions that come with being in love

      @sasha_0586@sasha_0586Ай бұрын
  • This was wholesome. I appreciated the different perspectives

    @jackien404@jackien40413 күн бұрын
  • Thank you, Thoraya, for another beautiful exposé into the experiences of other people's lives!😭 I especially enjoyed hearing from the older generation, SO Much wisdom to be gleamed!❤

    @radfoo72@radfoo7229 күн бұрын
  • I feel what that young man said about going beyond the beauty, like all their being expands in your eyes and heart and you start to appreciate and love the core of them ❤

    @erikabaj9037@erikabaj9037Ай бұрын
  • Totally fabulous...what beautiful beings. 🙏 Thoraya 💛

    @leoniemackenzie8557@leoniemackenzie8557Ай бұрын
  • Currently in love. I believe I knew it was love when I simply felt safe, seen, heard, and admired all at once.

    @rose-yi4ez@rose-yi4ezАй бұрын
  • Love that little nugget of truth at the end ❤️

    @goldenmamabrie@goldenmamabrieАй бұрын
  • Thank you Thoraya!

    @cindianajones9049@cindianajones9049Ай бұрын
  • Love is when you are selfless about someone , for someone. ♡

    @hoshi2j266@hoshi2j26627 күн бұрын
  • Awww the first couple ❤️❤️ yes they’re in love I wish them the best🤞🏾💯

    @StephQueen90@StephQueen90Ай бұрын
  • Lots of wisdom from that guy on 10:40. Hands down, hat off...

    @phd_angel4192@phd_angel4192Ай бұрын
  • There's a lot of things that happen in a relationship that can describe what is love because it is ever growing, but the moment I knew it was love was whenever we were together, nothing else mattered.

    @Shinzaraki@ShinzarakiАй бұрын
  • I knew it was love because I was instantly comfortable and it feels peaceful

    @emilybeagle55@emilybeagle55Ай бұрын
    • I met a guy at a gay bar, I knew it was love, it kind of scared me at first.

      @bubba283@bubba28327 күн бұрын
  • Love the lady’s glasses at 13 minutes! 😊❤

    @ChaiTogether@ChaiTogetherАй бұрын
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