Listen Up: It's Not True Love Unless You're Doing These 7 Things

3. Crying: "Give him that chance [to make you feel better] and don't go hide whenever you feel the need to cry." Okay, so, I'm not really huge on the waterworks. But I do have one guilty pleasure: watching* Grey's Anatomy* every week and balling like a baby. J wonders why I would watch a show that makes me tear up so badly and I just tell him that it's my one release a week (I really feel better after that one good cry). He *kind of *gets it. He just goes in the other room when Grey's is on now.

4. Being insecure: "You want a man who hugs you, gives you that reassurance, indulges you in your momentary lapse of insecurity, and then forgets about it." GUILTY! I have become such a codependent dresser. I literally cannot choose an outfit in the morning without getting J's approval (what can I say, my man has style). But starting off my day hearing my boyfriend tell me he likes the way I look allows me to feel confident (and loved) and ready to tackle the world.

5. Looking unkempt: "Men feel closer to a woman when they get to hang in bed with her, looking the way she only looks at home." Here at Glamour, we're always hearing that guys love girls when they're less done up. They prefer the jeans and tee look. That's guy pretty. But even I had a hard time letting my guard down with J in the beginning—I wanted to look as put-together and sexy as possible for him all the time. And then we moved in together. Now he comes home and finds me with my sweatpants and glasses on eating ice cream right out of the container…and he joins me.

6. Getting sick: "If you're going to spend your life with this person, they need to know that you are human." Let's see. There was that first weekend being sick at home together a few months back, the time I passed out in the shower during sexy time…and then there was last weekend when I drunkenly puked on his shoes. Can we all agree that I've crossed all my bases with this one? Sorry J, sorry.

7. Being affectionate to others: "Physical closeness is a human need! [Your boyfriend] should be secure enough in himself to know that just because you hug, or even kiss on the cheek, a male friend doesn't mean you want to tear his clothes off." I have tons of guy friends and J has even more girl friends. He has never complained about me being affectionate with others, but that might be because when we're out with a group of people I make sure to give him extra attention. I'll be the first to admit it: I love PDA with my man. And no, I don't mean over-the-top making out in front of our friends. But I am guilty of grabbing his ass in public. God, I love that ass. And he knows it. So, no, J doesn't mind if I give my high school bud a kiss hello.

Where do you stand with your boyfriend according to this list? Are you comfortable enough to show him your not-so-boyfriend-friendly side? Would you say you're in true love?

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