Lust is always mistaken as love. Lust is passion and desire, lust is therefore not love. It can be difficult for the inexperienced to distinguish between the two emotions.
Finding out if what you have is true love can be tricky. The best way to find out how you really feel about someone is to sit down and dissect the relationship.
Love is the emotional attachment in a relationship. Love is the sincere feeling of affection and devotion that you have for your partner. It is a deep, profound, and pure emotion that does not sway easily. Love is an emotion that can take years to build up and can only be felt for someone you hold dear.
Lust can be felt towards anybody with a sufficient amount of sexual appeal. Lust is so sensual and can be formed instantly. It is a strong, excessive craving for sexual intimacy that can be difficult to control. If sex is the main basis of your relationship, then it is probably lust.
If you can't keep your hands off each other and if sex is the only thing that you look forward to with that person, then it is probably lust. A relationship founded on lust will only last as long as the two people involved are sexually attracted to one another; this can wear off fast.
There are some signs that can identify your real feelings. If your love is not real, then you will think of your partner as absolutely perfect, you will be concerned with your needs first, you will spend all your free time with your partner, you will quickly get infatuated with your partner, you will tend to get jealous easily, and you can't come to a compromise after fighting.
Whereas the signs of a true love is that you will accept your partner and their flaws, you will be concerned with your partner's needs first, you will be comfortable being apart from one another, you will trust your partner completely, and you will be able to resolve a fight and your will grow stronger through it.
