Men take an average of 88 days (about three months) to tell their partner they love them, whereas women take an average of 134 days (four and a half months), according to a 2013 survey conducted by YouGov and eHarmony.

Can you suddenly develop feelings for someone?

Sometimes, it can take months, or even years to understand your feelings for someone. If youve suddenly developed a massive crush on an old friend out of nowhere, then you know what were doing about. Helen Fisher all of our biggest questions about crushes, and heres what she had to say on the subject.

How do you know if you have developed feelings for someone?

happiness: you feel happy and smiley when youre with them. impatience/excitement: its hard for you to wait until you see them again. something about them has moved you in some way. respect: you feel a lot of respect for who they are, what theyve lived so far and where theyre heading in life.

What does strong feelings for someone mean?

It means it makes them have some deep emotions, mostly positive. You can have strong feelings for people you really care about, like friends and family, or things that are meaningful to you. But usually if its for a person, it implies that theyre in love. A husband has strong feelings for his wife.