Tell me something I don’t know about love.

It's very hard to know whether or not it's real until the butterflies are gone and your heart no longer skips a beat when he comes near. It's only when the hazy mist clears away and you see the person clearly, warts and all, that you really know if you have something real. If you can find several things wrong with him, but it still feels right to be with him, then you know you have something real, rare, and special. The only exception would be if he's abusive, but you're so used to being abused that it feels "normal." But otherwise, I think you need to see the person's faults to really know if they're the one.