Yes I believe you can. I knew so much about my ex boyfriend before he ever told me. It was no surprise as we have have had a strong mental connection from the start. Of course now he falters but only due to the fact he doesn't want the same thing out of the relationship anymore since breaking it off. Be we still have amazingly long conversations that are hidden in depth of witty banter. I think that is how I consciously and/or subconsciously came to know so much about him without having real factual evidence of a story from him. I was not shocked the least when he'd share things that I intuitively knew about him.
The mental connection was a firm but subtle cue and I think I did blink(hesitate)
but later went "there" anyhow and fell for him. Now I know why I blinked.
Fortunately I have learned a lot in the past 6 weeks and have began action to develop myself instead of just reading. Unfortunately I'm missing a very important part of my soul that is now empty and void. Hopefully can be filled in shortly but that is another story off topic.