Do You Really Like Them or the Idea of Them?

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🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to my morning monologue.
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0:26.6	Dr.ora.com. Do you actually like the person? Really like them? Or is the romantic fantasy taking over? Is it love? Is it just attraction? And we need
0:45.3	somebody new. It's hard not to feel completely enamored by the prospect of a new romance.
0:50.9	It's all exciting! Especially if they're super attractive, schmoozing you in all the right
0:55.9	ways, flirting. No obvious up front red flags. Do you really feeling them or just the idea?
1:08.0	And the possible happy ever after mentality.
1:14.0	How do you know?
1:16.7	Because crushes are a dime a dozen.
1:21.4	Oh my gosh, you have crushes on people that you see in a movie.
1:24.8	You have crushes on people who walk by when you're having a coffee.
1:28.7	It's very easy to have crushes.
1:34.0	Those initial euphoric feelings are such a high.
1:40.1	It's like taking a drug like cocaine.
1:43.5	But that attraction only goes so far.
1:48.3	Especially when you start asking yourself the important question.
1:51.3	So how do you discern whether you genuinely like somebody or just the idea of them?
2:08.2	So it was a cute article in, let me get the last page,
2:19.8	www. very wellmind.com. Signs you actually do like this person.
2:22.6	They make you feel good.
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