Often, the best way to discover if you have a crush is to check in with yourself about how you feel. If you think about the person often, want to spend time with them, frequently wonder how they're doing, and are interested in knowing all of the details about this person and their life, it's likely a crush.
The most common sign of having a crush is the feeling that you have a million butterflies flying around inside you when that special someone is around. It can also feel like your heart does a leap when you see your crush and you feel warm and giddy. Do you suddenly feel nervous but excited at the same time?
You could be suffering from Limerence — a cognitive state of obsession and infatuation. You may be fixated with having your feelings reciprocated. You refuse to give up because you know it's meant to be. Very common in the world of Twin Flames.
Crushes are rooted in fantasy and tend to happen when you don't know much about a person but idealize what they are like, Kolawole said. Crushes and love do, however, have biological similarities.
Pay attention to awkward behavior.
If they blush around you, laugh uncontrollably for almost no reason, can't look you in the eye, or fidgets a lot, then you have your answer. These are all tell-tale signs of someone who is crushing.
You might feel shy or giddy or maybe even shy and giddy all at once! Some people can't remember what they want to say when they see their crush. They feel speechless, or tongue-tied. Some kids might chase their crushes around the playground, call them on the phone, or tease them to get attention.
The brain chemicals associated with crushes can wreak havoc (or pure bliss, depending on your point of view) on a person for up to two years. If a powerful crush lasts longer than two years, it may actually be what psychologists call limerence.
He's asserting dominance.
If he's looking at you intensely without smiling and even looks angry or stern, he could be trying to assert his dominance. In this case, his stare will feel like a challenge—in his mind, the weaker one won't be able to keep eye contact.
If a boy really has a crush on you, then he'll be likely to give you all of his attention. He'll turn his body toward you, make eye contact, and won't look around for his other friends or text them during your conversation (unless he uses his phone as a crutch because he's nervous).
He is probably attracted to you. I would think that shyness or maybe he's already attached, so doesn't speak to you. The fact that he sees you also looking at him (i.e. seemingly taking an interest) is also most likely attractive. If you don't like it, then make a point of not looking at him at all.
How to know if a girl likes you but is hiding it? She may not request for or say it explicitly, but one of the signs that a girl loves you secretly is that she always wants to be with you. A girl interested in you will look for opportunities to be around you or initiate conversations or activities with you.
Someone who is super interested in you will want to talk to you all the time. If you and your crush have lengthy conversations often, or even just send a few short texts throughout the day, it's likely that they have strong feelings for you. This could also be a sign that your crush thinks of you as a very good friend.
Catching her staring at you is the biggest sign she has a crush. Look for other telltale cues like blushing, giggling, or making excuses to be together. Listen carefully to what she says—if she asks you about your crushes or talks about how she wants a boyfriend, she's dropping you some hints.
Being shy and awkward around your crush is totally normal. When we have feelings for another person, it's easy to want to be perfect around them and naturally, that puts a lot of pressure on yourself.
The reason why crushes feel so intense is that the person with the crush craves deep intimacy with their object. It's the kind of closeness that is difficult (but not impossible) to come by in friendship. Imagining that intimacy is euphoric. But with true intimacy, you get to see the best and worst in someone.
According to psychologists, crushes often last a few months, with a minor percentage developing into a relationship. This statistic may stem from the fact that many crushes are founded in infatuation instead of an attachment.