tl;dr at bottom, read is kinda helpful though.
unfortunately, i have never been in love in my 19 years of living. ive dated and dated but found no girl i could stand longer than 2-3 months, besides my homegirls of course
anyways im currently dating this very amazing girl whom i care about more than any other ive ever met and i KNOW she feels the same if not more so towards me. we have a LOT in common and have already shared so many personal stories that its as if weve known each other for years. shes constantly calling and texting me asking how i am, how my day is going, how i slept, if i want dinner, if i want her to come over, etc. now im following the same suit and texting/calling her many times daily while keeping the same huge grin on my face that i get everytime i think of her. its just strange to me because i have never had anyone be it my parents, relatives, friends, girlfriends, or anything show me the affection and care that she does.
i think that i have become so accustomed to not receiving the feeling in my life that now that i am starting to feel differently and finally have someone actually care about me enough to do what she does for me. like this week ive been sick as all hell for the past 3 days and all she has done with her free time is take care of me. she bought me medicine, soup, movies, gave me back massages, and barraged me with kisses and hugs despite me trying to stop her so she wouldnt catch the sickness. to this she just replied with a huge smile "____, i really dont care, i just want to be near you." this statement sent shivers down my spine because ive never heard someone tell me this before and actually mean it. i can tell the difference between bullshitters and someone telling the truth. and i can see the truth in her eyes.
needless to say now she is sick and im taking care of her
anyways, no one has even offered to take care of me or help me out while sick since i was 12-13 years old so it trips me out to have a beautiful, funny, awesome, talented, caring, perfect girl show up to my apt with a bagful of get well shit and a smile. i dont understand how someone as amazing as her can actually feel the connection to me that i do her. i feel as if i dont even deserve her care and affection yet she still tells me how glad she is that we met (met through her applying at my work ha) and that im amazing. basically telling me all the things im saying here. but it doesnt make sense to me, its such a strange feeling to receive all day every day...
i just want to know if anyone else has felt similar to this? not understanding how to accept someones love is a bitch and any advice is greatly appreciated.
TL;DR - im falling for a girl who is falling for me yet cant understand how she can begin to like me let alone love me. im wondering if this is normal or if i just have had a fucked up life that is finally getting better.