100 Humans: What Does Being In Love Feel Like?

We asked people from around the world the same question, and found that even across borders, languages, and cultures, we all have shared experiences simply because we are human. In this episode, we ask people to share what being in love feels like.

LOCATIONS:
London, UK
Los Angeles, USA
São Paulo, Brazil
Seoul, South Korea
Sydney, Australia

SPECIAL THANKS:
Daniel Kim
Dyn Yamaguti
Judy An
Nadir Nahdi
Paulo Chun
Yi Xing Liew
Brian Tang

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[Emily-zpjf]

To me love is finding home in another person. You could be anywhere in the world and it would feel like home because they are there with you.

[Dev-wvre]

Wow I can't wait to be in love someday. I can't wait to be with someone who deeply cares for me. Someone who will never leave or cheat. But that's very rare nowadays.

[emiliayada]

Love is shapeless. It is endless and without reason. It is within us and it keeps us alive. For each of these people love is something different, but at the end of the day, no matter who you are or where you live, love is magic. It makes us smile and cry. It makes us dance and kiss. Dream and do. Love is all.

[-Sun-]

She makes me feel accepted for who I am but want to become more.
She makes me understand things I couldn't because her perspective is so light hearted sometimes and I can be quite stuck in anger.
She shows me beautiful things in life, makes me feel as if even with all the bad in the world things will be okay and I don't need to be scared.
We mirror each other, showing each other's flaws and making each other want to improve ourselves but accepting the other no matter what happens because love is unconditional.
I love her so much. No one feels like her to me, they may share traits but she gives me a feeling I couldn't describe because there isn't a word for it and the words that do exist don't explain it well enough.

[Wolvenfire]

Awkwardly smiling at a camera is always a great way to end a video.

[fhxs]

2:07 shit. why am I so emotional right now.. I hope him & his girlfriend can be closer to one another.

[Mazxlol]

I find it amazing that it just takes ONE person to care about you and it changes your world. we have millions of people, yet some will never find it/ not even ONE person. its crazy. Anyway love feels like reverse depression, like a infinite motivation burst.

[kaileyllewellyn]

I'm 21 and I've never been in love before but in God's timing it will happen!

[bobcpv]

1:39 SHE makes me laugh lot... onde SHE makes the difficult moments really light.

[AbhilashaBarak]

The way he blushes at 2:08 he indeed is in real love

[lmao]

I’ve just fallen in love. I came here to see how wrong everyone is. It’s truly the most amazing thing ever. You’d literally die for the other person in a heartbeat and when they feel the same way back is just woah

[peridotphoenix]

Personally, I’ve never been in love but as a hopeless romantic I have an idea of how it should feel. To be in love with someone is to care about their needs before your own. Whenever you’re around them, it feels as though a warmth as strong as the sun is in your heart. It burns so bright for that person that it almost hurts sometimes. It is truly accepting each other’s flaws and loving those flaws because it’s a part of them. It’s one of the greatest feelings that I’ve never known and can’t wait to experience first hand instead of reading about it.

[penderworth]

I don't really understand the "100 Humans" thing here. There aren't 100 people in this video...

[ViolentAlbino]

the feeling of love, for me at least, is a deep sense of comfort and safety. it feels like giving a part of yourself to another person. you don't get that part of you back after you give it away, and instead you have a piece of the other person in that place. that's why you feel so empty if that's taken away.. i fell in love young. it was a wonderful feeling. when things started, it felt so new and exciting, but now it's become a safe space. we support each other mentally and emotionally, and we protect each other from the dangers of the outside world. when we're together, it feels like nothing can hurt us. nothing can go wrong. i hope everyone feels such a magical feeling at some point. it's better to love and lose rather than to never have loved at all.

[rosellevas]

2:36 the couple in the back 💖 that's being in love

[jennamomenna]

weirdly, honestly, love at first sight is a real thing. how it feels: you feel like a stalker, this strange interest to know them. Upon first glance, you've taken in every detail with such respect and fascination that you feel like you could draw them (but even the most accurate could be more detailed). you could spot them in a full stadium just by the way they carry themself. You could easily tell the difference between this and a crush, at first i wasn't even sure it was related to a crush.much less love, im not even sure now, its the only explanation i could come up with. I would settle for acquaintances. the feeling that you fantasize about in your other relationships that never gets actually realized seems suddenly possible, growing stronger the closer you get. people tell me "you're being dramatic" "you're too young to know" "'that's..creepy.." and as cheesy as it sounds, you just want them to be happy. if you one day finally ask them their name, (and of course you eventually will) get to know them, find out they're taken, it doesn't seem like the end of the world. a little bit poetic, considering the small amount of people reading this, i know. but knowing that there's someone in the way now, is a little reassuring. You don't have to worry that they're not happy. the most similar metaphor to this is a problem on a test you weren't prepared for. its temporary, just move past it, don't let it prevent you from solving the rest of the test.
I hope you enjoyed this strange small paragraph about a little insignificant feeling.

[chelseaanne]

love is terrifying. but it is also the best, most terrific feeling in the world. you think if one person, and you couldn’t possibly imagine being with another human. you’d take a bullet for them. you legit have this feeling in ur gut telling you, damn. this is the one. this is my one. living w/o them would feel empty. useless. you still get butterflies everytime you see them. even if y’all are married. when you love someone, it’s never awkward between you two. you just click. when you are with them, the whole world disappears. it’s just you and them. when you love someone, you shouldn’t have to ask yourself if you do. you just know.

[pongo]

I'm 13 and this is what being in love is to me

It's all very enjoyable, irritating, exciting, and scary all at the same time. It's like going up on the hill of a rollercoaster right before the big drop and there is no turning back. You just get that scared and excited feeling and before you know it you're falling. It's like the crackling noise of a record on a record player or when you are listening to a song and your heart is one with the music. I could go on and on. They make you feel so happy.

[somebodyoncetoldme]

Being in love is to be able to stare in their eyes and not want to look away, all the while feeling butterflies go crazy in your stomach. Just thinking about them gives you such a warm happy feeling that can make any bad day better. Always wanting to hold them and the times you aren't is such an unpleasant thing. Not caring how the future turns out because as long as they are there you'll always feel like you have everything you ever will need. That is only the small portion of what I feel for my boyfriend. I'm so happy we met so long ago. I cant imagine life without him ♥️

[letsgetthisbread]

Being in love feels like...that person is the exception lol, if that makes any kind of sense at all. It's someone you're not afraid of— you don't worry about what they think of you, because you know yall are on the same page. No matter what misunderstandings come up, you don't get freaked out because you know it's only a misunderstanding. But at the same time it's *terrifying* because you want to be better for that person— but you're not totally sure you can do that. You want to challenge yourself to be the best kind of you that you can be so that they'll look at you and think of you the way you think of them (because trust me that's something you worry about)— but the neat part is they already see you in the best light.

It's challenging— but not oppressive. Easy— but so difficult. Safe— but terrifying. I know I'm gonna sound like some fantasy character who speaks in riddles but
It is, and it isn't. You know?