my fp and I are very very close friends. He’s my favourite person in the world and I love him deeply, shower him with compliments and spoil him with gifts, the usual, and I do tend to get jealous and possessive when he’s out spending time with others. For a friendship, it’s certainly intense, but I’m sure the rest of you here are familiar with the feeling. (For further context, he knows that he’s my fp and is aware of my disorder.)

Recently though, I think that my friend thinks that I’m in love with him. And truly, I don’t know if I am; I’ve never been in love and would have nothing to compare it to. I do love him more than anyone else, and more than I’ve ever loved before.
So how do I know if I’m in love? Or is this just the average fp experience? Is there a way to differentiate between the two? I’m fairly new to being diagnosed and would love some advice on this.