Are you in love with someone, or do you love them? Can't tell the difference? Well, you are not alone, especially if love is a new concept for you. Oftentimes, the lines can get a little blurred because loving someone can be just as intense and as passionate as being in love. But you should know the differences, and here are some of them.

1. When You Love, You Want The Person Around, But When In Love, You Want Them Where They Will Be Happy

Once you love someone, you will want them around all the time. You miss and long for them when they are not close. However, when you are in love with someone, you want them at their happiest, even when that means being away from you doing things that fulfill and satisfy them.

2. Loving Is About How A Person Makes You Feel, Being In Love Is About How You Make The Person Feel

We love because of how the people we love make us feel. So, as long as it's about your feelings, then that means you love the person. But when in love, you care more about how the person feels because of you. So, you will worry about the person's happiness because you have made that the greater priority.

3. Being In Love Doesn't Last, But Loving Does

When you are in love with someone, it's like a spell has been cast on you. They can do something you totally dislike and that love can evaporate in an instant. However, loving someone is very different. Even after going through hell because of that person, you can still love them and want them to be in your life. Being in love is a phase, but loving someone endures.

4. Loving Takes Effort, But Being In Love Does Not

When you love each other, some of the moments you spend together will make you feel like you are just faking it because it'll take so much effort to be together. You might even question the relationship. However, when you are in love with someone, everything comes to you effortlessly, and it will never feel like it takes work to be in this relationship.

5. Being In Love Is Not A Choice, But Loving Is

When you love someone, you make a deliberate choice to focus on the good about them. You become appreciative of who they are and support them and ensure they feel loved. However, being in love is not a choice, and it just happens. Even if you part ways, you will still be in love with the person.

6. Love Is Possessive While Being In Love Is About Cooperating

After you love someone, you don't want them to be with someone else, you want them for yourself. But being in love is about giving and receiving. So, you make a good team, but no one belongs to the other.

7. When You Love Someone. You Want Them To Do Well, But When You Are In Love, You Put The Person You Love First

You obviously want the best for the person you love, but you can decide whether or not to make sacrifices for them. When you are in love with someone, that person comes first, and their happiness takes precedence over your own. But when you love, you mind your happiness as well.

8. Being In Love Is A Stable Emotional State, While Loving Is A Rush

When you love, you can get great emotional highs, but you can also experience some serious lows. However, when in love, you will experience steady positive emotions. However, over the long-run, loving someone will make you happier. The highs and the lows of loving are what make some people confuse being in love with loving.