Hopeless romantics aren’t people who think they will never find love. A hopeless romantic is someone who sees things in a different light: a love light. Picture them as cartoon characters with hearts where their eyes should be. They are in love with being in love. They believe in the idea that there is only one person out there made for them to love. Sadly, these types of people are not very common in today’s society. With apps like Tinder, there are so many options out there for people that this idea of “love at first sight” and falling in love like you’re in a Disney movie has become a thing of the past. But never fear, I haven’t given up yet on this dying dream and you shouldn’t either. Here are some signs that you are a hopeless romantic:

1. You’ve planned out the perfect date night in your head long before you actually asked anyone out.

Candlelight, underneath the stars, your date’s head on your shoulder looking up at the night sky: the works. You have it so precisely planned out. The exact location, the type of traffic of people there are at that time, where the perfect place to sit is; you’ve got it down to a science. Some may call this going a bit overboard, but in your eyes there is no way that it couldn’t be more perfect.

2. You sing duets while in the car and imagine your girlfriend/boyfriend singing the other part.

Two songs instantly should come to mind. Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” and Frozen’s “Love Is An Open Door”. You’ve seen the videos of couples singing along to the now classic Disney song and you totally wish you and your significant other were making one of those videos. While you are driving, you glance over at an imaginary person jamming to one of your favorite songs. (Yes, that mix CD you made was fire.)

3. You write love letters to your future wife/husband.

I’m not talking about writing “I love so and so” in your diary. I am talking about writing down your thoughts, your goals, what makes you happy, what scares you, and you really open up to this person. You write about what trips you plan on taking with them and what your future may hold with that person. I am not talking about every single detail here, but just enough to show that you are thinking about them.

4. You notice love in your everyday life.

You see that old couple holding hands while they are walking. You pick up on how big that woman’s smile is while sitting next to a man on a street bench. You notice that husband kissing his wife’s forehead as she heads off to catch her flight. It’s the little things that you take note of and it’s the little things that mean the most to you.

So is it you? Are you the hopeless romantic staying up late on weekends and watching romantic comedies? Are you the one stuffing love letters deep into a drawer and hoping that nobody else finds them? If you are a hopeless romantic, don’t give up on love just yet. There is somebody out there for you. After all, you do believe in fate, right?