Do you truly love the person you're with at the moment, your partner, girl/boyfriend, husband, wife ? . . . Did you find it hard to say those immortal words? more importantly, did you mean them.

I'd just be interested to know long it takes some people to realise that they truly do love their partner. If you're a man - did you feel weird saying it to someone you thought already knew it but just wanted to hear it?

I have a few friends who constantly say 'I love you' at the end of a telephone conversation but I can tell it's not really in the true meaning - it's a substitute for goodbye.

i always whisper three little words in the lady's ear at the end of the night.......get em off

I told Rlass that on our wedding night, and every time she asks if I still love her I remind her that I told her 20 odd years ago and if there's any change I will let her know. :D

I hate hearing the "Love you" ending to phone calls as it reminds me of the other modern curse "Have a nice day" both sound so false. :(

I say it... but not that often! It makes it more special that way!

What I hate is when she rings you up when you are out with your mates (checking up!) and end the call by saying "I love you".

"You too, bye" you reply.

"Say it then" she says.

"What?!?" you say.

"Say you love me" she says....

ARRRRGGGGHHH!!!! I hate that! Ladies, pleae don't do it!

i say it often when i feel like saying it, mornings night and when hadron goes to work and comes home from work but sometimes wonder if its too much which i think it is i should proberly say it just the once.am i saying it too much???

I was the first to say I love you in our relationship after about 4 months. It was completely spontaneous and felt totally natural and genuine.
His response was "Do you? That's cool." There was no pressure for him to say it back and he said it for the first time 8 months later (1 year after meeting).
He has only said the words once since (the night our son was born) but I feel it every day.

I hate the repeated oft said 'I love you' - I think it makes the person saying it sound like they are trying to convince themselves that it is true.

Ilaria - just say it when your heart feels it and it is not too often!

We both say it a lot to each other, I don't think it cheapens the words at all. There is a big difference between 'love you, bye' at the end of a call, and when you take each others hands and look into each others eyes and say "I Love You".

I know, I know :gag: :P

But I tell my friends and my parents and my sister that I love them all every day, in the same way, and it doesn't mean any less. I got a lotta love, baby!

psyn - quote: I think it makes the person saying it sound like they are trying to convince themselves that it is true.

well i kinda respond to that

kathythebean- thanx i feel a lot better

I hate it when people say it then sit there and wait for you to say it too, it's not the same when it's forced out of you.

I tend to write it on cards and stuff rather than say it.

Originally posted by kathythebean
... when you take each others hands and look into each others eyes and say "I Love You".


Yeah, I was kissing the wife on the lips this morning and spontaniously said "I love you!".

The words came echoing back. Can't blame her though... she's had 3 kids! :o :D

I'll get me coat. :blush: :blush:

I say it every morning when I leave for work.

I dont believe it should be said lightly,as it is at the end of phone conversations.

HA HA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :clap:

I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it, but when I do love someone - be it my other half or family member, I will tell them.

I used to share a room with my little sis and we always said 'goodnite love u' before we went to sleep. I would also say thay to my partner every nite if I were in a relationship. I have to say though, my ex hated it becuase, as is the common view on this thread, he felt it took the true meaning away from the word. I meant it though.

Its lovely to hear someone say they love u, makes my day anyway.

x

Originally posted by owdlad
I told Rlass that on our wedding night, and every time she asks if I still love her I remind her that I told her 20 odd years ago and if there's any change I will let her know. :D

I hate hearing the "Love you" ending to phone calls as it reminds me of the other modern curse "Have a nice day" both sound so false. :(

mate, this is so good! i told my girlfriend of 2 years i loved er after 4 months

The first time I said it to my partner it was partly accidentally, a slip of the tongue after about four weeks or so (and yes she said it back). We've been together ever since and now I say it to her every single day.

That is how it happened with us, JonJParr. Mind you we had been friends for ages so I suppose we already loved each other a lot when we started doing the deed :D

btw..what is so bad about merlot?

Originally posted by kathythebean
That is how it happened with us, JonJParr. Mind you we had been friends for ages so I suppose we already loved each other a lot when we started doing the deed :D

btw..what is so bad about merlot?

Without wishing to digress to far from the original topic of this thread (I would be reprimanded for doing so ... "take heed sirrah, the whip") the quote about Merlot is taken from the film "Sideways".

When he said it I felt like he just summed up every single experience I've ever had with a wine made of this single grape varietal. It's a dull grape with a dull taste; a Shiraz, Pinot or Cabernet to me have hidden depths. A Shiraz is rich, toasty with nuances of chocolate and liquorice. A Cabernet has a certain majestic feel with elements of biscuits and vanilla. Finally the ultimate - Pinot. You can taste the weather that's thwarted and threatened its entire ripening process. It's smokey, hot and incredibly sexy with aromas of strawberries and blackcurrant.

Merlot's a safe bet. It's a got a sort of buttery taste and doesn't require much aging because its got a low tannin content. To coin a phrase that Miles used in Sideways that to me summed it up perfectly, "They seem prosaic."

It was nearly a year beofre i said the magic words :O.

It took me 7 years. But when your heart has been broken in the past, it was worth waiting to feel secure and certain that love would last.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning had this say to in her Sonnets From the Portuguese ....

Sonnet XLIII

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, - I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! - and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

I first said it by accident whilst cooking spaghetti bolognase. We'd only known each other a couple of weeks but I had never felt that way about anyone ever before. Now, further down the track, we are married with kittens and I fall more and more in love with him every day.

Ugggh.

Personally I don't think it makes a different when you say it, just aslong as you both share the same definition for it.

What does "I love you" mean to all you people? Does it mean
that you are expressing your need for commitment? Or a long term desire to care for someone even if they are mutilated in a car wreck?

Everytime I try and rationalize it I get depressed.

I need choclate.

Thestruggle,

To me personally when I say "I love you" to my partner is means;

- I love just being around you and miss you when I'm not.
- You are my best friend.
- I love you unconditionally and irrespective of how you look.
- You have my respect and my fidelity.
- I will always be honest with you.
- I will always protect and look out for you.
- You can always manage to make me laugh.

That sort of thing I guess... :)

Originally posted by thestruggle

What does "I love you" mean to all you people? Does it mean
that you are expressing your need for commitment? Or a long term desire to care for someone even if they are mutilated in a car wreck?


For me it means that I would do anything in the world for Rich. I feel that my life is meant to be shared with him, and whatever happens to either one of us I know that will we stand by each other for always.

fa lala laa lalalalaa

Phft, some people get all the luck. If my love life was a horse you would shoot it.

I was able to say I love you to my ex the first time I saw her. It was a strrange feeling even then - like, well I have been in love before, or so I believe, but this was something else.

When we got together properly I found it easier and eassier to say those three little words, but they did not mean anything deeper than what people spout to each other all the time, regardless of their true feelings.

Then came a time soon after when I could not longer settle for just those three litttle words and had to change it to -

"I do not love you, what I feel for you goes so far beyond love there are no words to describe the feeling." Though on occassion it was easier to simple stick to I Love You.

The thing is - when there are so many people able to abuse the words, usually through desire rather than actual love, it is difficult to show how sincerely you mean what you say.

that feeling beyond love never fades and never goes away. Bit of a pain really as when the object of that feeling is gone - there is just emptiness left.

Dragon

Originally posted by JonJParr
Thestruggle,

To me personally when I say "I love you" to my partner is means;

- I love just being around you and miss you when I'm not.
- You are my best friend.
- I love you unconditionally and irrespective of how you look.
- You have my respect and my fidelity.
- I will always be honest with you.
- I will always protect and look out for you.
- You can always manage to make me laugh.

That sort of thing I guess... :)

That's the nicest thing I've read today! :)

Originally posted by Dragon

that feeling beyond love never fades and never goes away. Bit of a pain really as when the object of that feeling is gone - there is just emptiness left.

Dragon

That's the saddest thing I've read in a long while <wipes tears>

Hang in there Dragon, it does get easier. I seem to be making a career of having my heart broken, but time heals all wounds I promise!

K x

Hang in there Dragon, it does get easier. I seem to be making a career of having my heart broken, but time heals all wounds I promise! Kristian

That's the whole point though. First it never goes away while ordinary love can, and secondly - it is such a feeling you never want it to go away no matter how much pain it causes you. It is more than a memory of a feeling. You can never lose it, and it will never repeat.

But tis okay.

Dragon

I just called my wife and we both agree it was sometime during our first week of dating. We are married now (almost four years) and have been together 7 so I think we were both right... she rules!

Peace,

Locker

Iv never said it to anyone because iv never been in a relationship that long that i have loved someone! I dont think i could just come out and say I Love You to a boyfriend because id be too worried that he run a mile. But i think that because of the type of lads iv met in the past.

Then again. im only 18 so plenty of time for that lovey dovey thing when i find a decent boyfriend... when he decides to come out of hiding!

My girlfriend and I said it after a couple of weeks, but we had been close friends for along time before that, and really only entered a relationship because we did love each other.

We often say it at the end of phone calls when one of us is working away, and I make a point of saying it when we part (even if for a short time) because you never know if it will be the last time that you could see each other, and I would always want her to know how I feel.

Maybe some people don't mean it when they say it, but I mean it every time, even if I say it a lot. If I didn't mean it, I would avoid saying it.

I never understood those people able to say it for no other reason than they could say it. If it means nothing to you, then do not say it - simple.

Good luck to all of you capable of saying "I love you" and who mean it, of course. It never hurts - even though the one you love should already know how you really feel.

Say it a million times, and mean it every time, and you will never tire of hearing it being spoken.

Still - if ya don't mean it - do not say it.

Dragon

I've only ever said it once.. and that was after he said it first.. it was after about 9 months, it was the most exciting thing ever and I was 18.. I don't love him now however so er what was the point?!

I told my boyfriend that I loved him after about 4 weeks. I didn't mean to - we were arguing and it just slipped out! He was shocked and didn't say anything but about 2 days later he told me he loved me back.

We've been together 10 months now and say "I love you" whenever we part because, as Snook said, you never know when it'll be the last time.

This was amplified in my mind last Thursday when my cousin was at Edgeware Road station at the time of the bombing. Fortunately she was unhurt but I have since made a point of telling everyone that I love how I feel whenever I speak to them.

Every night before going to sleep,,,,it kept us going for the past 8 years.

Mr honeyplanet told me after about two weeks by text whilst blasted in the pub,
He then went on to spoil the moment by telling my he must love me cos he had just turned down some 'cracking fit bird' grr

Originally posted by Dragon
Hang in there Dragon, it does get easier. I seem to be making a career of having my heart broken, but time heals all wounds I promise! Kristian

That's the whole point though. First it never goes away while ordinary love can, and secondly - it is such a feeling you never want it to go away no matter how much pain it causes you. It is more than a memory of a feeling. You can never lose it, and it will never repeat.

But tis okay.

Dragon

Beautifully put. It is a rare, rare priviledge to love someone with that intensity and depth but it comes with the bittersweet knowledge that when the object of your affection is gone, you know you will never love like that again.

We are, perhaps, a throw away society - even in our emotional bonds. I hope and pray that when anyone finds that 'object' of such strong emotion, they are able to keep hold and never fail.

Do you remember your first love? Probably. But do you think of your Real Love? Only if you have met him or her.

Dragon

Originally posted by honeyplanet
Mr honeyplanet told me after about two weeks by text whilst blasted in the pub, He then went on to spoil the moment by telling my he must love me cos he had just turned down some 'cracking fit bird' grr

Im sorry I just had to laugh at that last bit... Just the way you said it..

Aint text messages great :suspect:

how long before you say "I love you"?

7 or 8 pints :D

Some things don't need to be said.

If it needs to be said, you're doing something wrong, coz actions speak louder than words ;)

It's nice to remind somebody special every once in a while though :)

Answer me this...

Is what you say when drunk what you really mean :confused:

Originally posted by Deejay
Answer me this...

Is what you say when drunk what you really mean :confused:
Ah, the Freudian slip? ;)

:hihi:

Originally posted by Strix
Ah, the Freudian slip? ;)

:hihi:

Yes or no :P

Originally posted by Deejay
Im sorry I just had to laugh at that last bit... Just the way you said it..

Aint text messages great :suspect:
Well if you cant laugh in this life what can you do? and I can tell you his compliments just get better and better :)

I've only ever told 2 women that I love them - My mum and my grandma.

My lass is getting a lil annoyed that I won't say it back to her, but I can't say it with conviction to her, so I don't. I care for her, but is she always going to be there for me like my family? I don't know, so I don't say it.

i've been in love twice (both long term relationships) and told them so and truly meant it. i never felt the need to tell them all the time, it takes away the true meaning of it for me.

both of them said it first to me after about three months but we'd known each other for a long time but each time i didn't reply straight away because i didn't feel it at the time. (i'm a tough nut to crack!)

i tell my parents, my sisters and my best friend i love them when i need to say it or they need to hear it.

i don't think they are words to be used lightly at all.

My ex husband of 25 years only ever said it to me once and that was before we were married. I laughed when he said it (can't remember why now) and he said he would never say it again and he never did.


My recent ex boyfriend first implied it in a funny but lovely way. Didn't actually say it at first but it scared me a little because of how he implied he did. I told him he couldn't because we'd not known each other very long.

It was lovely when he did first say it to me tho and every time afterwards - even if he doesn't love me any more now.

It's nice when you work it out for yourself, and they think you don't know.

;)

In my life i would say that i have was truly in love with 3 girls, but this is the kinda thing don't understand. Girl number 1, she was the first girl i ever really fell for, i thought nothing could feel than the first tibetter and we'd be together forever, then we split up.
Second girl, we went out for a lot longer than the first time, felt i really had fallen in love and even started planning our future together,then we split up.
Third girl, just about as perfect as you could get and i really wanted us to spend our life together, really loved her a lot more than the other two but we split up.
Every time if you'd asked me i would have said i was in love and really meant it, but the feeling from the first time to the last time are a world away from each other.

My ex bf, who I think I really loved, I mean, it's been years since we split up but I still miss what we had, anyway, we'd been friends for about...5 months in that crazy seeing each other every day during that time way, and then we got together and then about a month later he said he loved me and I said.... 'Thank you' LOL! Really not what he wanted to hear. It probably took me about a month after that to say it back, but when I did he knew I meant it. Its just not something I can say easily, even to my friends, I do love them but its hard for me to say to someone.

I hate saying it. I've only ever said to a few, and I dislike (I originally wrote 'hate' but that's a bit strong) all of them now, and can't believe I ever said it to them.

As for how long?, hmmm, 6 months? (3 months if you include beer talkin:) )

I was the first person to say it in my last relationship, after a month. I stupidy said it over msn! I wish id said it to his face the first time round, but while talking to him online, i just felt the urge to say it to him. He said it back, so it was all good :D Then when we next met up, he came up behind me and whispered 'I love you kirsty' in my ear :love: :love:

We'd just spent a lovely weekend together, and I really wanted to say it that same morning, while we were laid in bed, but i didnt dare! Then later on, i just HAD to say it!

I guess i could probably still tell him I love him, because I still do, but it would totally mess things up and we'r good mates, I dont want to lose that aswell.

I never understood those people able to say it for no other reason than they could say it. If it means nothing to you, then do not say it - simple.

Dragon

Men have said it to me, just seems to roll off their tongues, i do believe people can get love mixed up with lust

I've fallen in love with the wrong people in the past and after I said I love you, it seemed to go downhill.

But I have met the right person for me, and I am more in love with him everyday, it's gone past the 'lust' stage, and it's something much deeper and special now.

x

i told my fella i loved him pretty quick was about 3month in to relationship he told me bout 9month into relationship we say it to eachother wen we 1st wake up wen he goes to work an last thing at night an few times in middle :hihi: i think its always nice to hear it frm your partner .:love: :love:

I say it to my husband all the time, and I can't help it! - when we're together sat watching tv, or walking in town, I just get the urge to let him know how he makes me feel. When we're apart, we often text eachother just to say "I love you". I don't find it's a problem telling someone all the time - but only if you mean it.
I also tell my family I love them a lot - not because "it's just the end of a conversation", but because I truly mean it, and want them to know.

I feel sad for people who can't say it, or who don't have it said to them. I know it's not essential, but it sure feels good when someone you care about so deeply says they love YOU, there's no other feeling like it in the world.

My OH tells me every night that he loves me, but it's more out of habit now..

Each night we get into bed, give a quick kiss and say,
"night night babes, love you"

I can't remember the last time he told me he loved me just because...

I tell him quite often that I love him, and I give him a snuggle at silly times like when he's mashing a cuppa or just walking to the car...
I'd love the same in return..:(

Answer me this...

Is what you say when drunk what you really mean :confused:

Had an argument with someone the other night on msn over this.

He told this girl that he loved her but only said it because he was drunk even tho he doesn't love her.

It gets harder everytime and takes longer for me to say it! I guess I get my back up and dont want to say the three special words until I'm completely sure.

I think when it comes to Mr Right, I'll be that fed up of having loved the wrong guys, it will take me forever to tell him lol

I always tell my hubby and both my kids i love them.
Before i go to work.
Before the kids leave the house to go to college/school.
Before hubby goes to work.
Whenever we speak on the phone.
And definately before we all go to bed at night.
I don't think you can say those words enough to someone who you love very dearly.
IMHO if you was in the job im in you'd tell them every chance you have believe me.

I knew from the moment i met him that my b/f was the one i wanted to spend the rest of my life with, but not wanting to scare him off i waited until our second date to tell him that i was in love with him. Its now been a year since we met and we're planning on getting married and we're living together now. We both feel very lucky to feel this way about someone and our love gets stronger day by day.

if YOU were a big slab of 70% organic dark chocolate... it would take about 10 seconds.

I knew from the moment i met him that my b/f was the one i wanted to spend the rest of my life with, but not wanting to scare him off i waited until our second date to tell him that i was in love with him. Its now been a year since we met and we're planning on getting married and we're living together now. We both feel very lucky to feel this way about someone and our love gets stronger day by day.

I hate having to edit her posts to remove typos, though... :hihi:

It must be wonderful to love someone and feel you can't live without them and the relationship just getting better and better the more time that you're together.

I've never really been 'in love' with anyone, so I've only ever said it to my offspring, a different sort of 'love' but the only true one ...

After so many years, I'm losing heart that that elusive 'right' man is lurking around out there somewhere .... the man I could say "I love you" to and actually mean it!

if YOU were a big slab of 70% organic dark chocolate... it would take about 10 seconds.

Hehe! I'm with you there Fox. :) Some things are worth fighting for. :)

It must be wonderful to love someone and feel you can't live without them and the relationship just getting better and better the more time that you're together.

I've never really been 'in love' with anyone, so I've only ever said it to my offspring, a different sort of 'love' but the only true one ...

After so many years, I'm losing heart that that elusive 'right' man is lurking around out there somewhere .... the man I could say "I love you" to and actually mean it!

Awww Ruby :sad: your such a lovely lady there has to be someone out there good enough for you.
I always found that I love you is like a volcano that you try to keep down but it just erupts when you can't contain it anymore.... if you feel the words say them i think, who knows you may never get the chance otherwise and the person may never know how wonderfull they make you feel.

It must be wonderful to love someone and feel you can't live without them and the relationship just getting better and better the more time that you're together.

I've never really been 'in love' with anyone, so I've only ever said it to my offspring, a different sort of 'love' but the only true one ...

After so many years, I'm losing heart that that elusive 'right' man is lurking around out there somewhere .... the man I could say "I love you" to and actually mean it!


I believe that there is someone out there for everyone. I never thought that i would find anyone, and then i stopped looking and hoping and there he was, the most wonderful person... who i intend to spend the rest of my life with. :thumbsup:

Don't lose hope :)

I've never really been 'in love' with anyone, so I've only ever said it to my offspring, a different sort of 'love' but the only true one ...

After so many years, I'm losing heart that that elusive 'right' man is lurking around out there somewhere .... the man I could say "I love you" to and actually mean it!

I don't think I have either, but when I read things that I have written years ago (I write alot, just never let anyone read, and rarely read myself), but I've recently read things that I wrote at the times when not single, and think I must have been 'in love', even though now, those feelings towards them are dead, and I can't even remember them apart from the written word. Could this be the case? Or should I shut me trap:hihi:

My major thought when I'm reading about people delaying telling their loved ones that they love them, just in case telling them shows their vulnerability and opens them to manipulation, is:

'What happens if you don't tell them, but you do love them, and one day it's too late to tell them because they're no longer there (through no choice of their own)?'

Then you get to spend the rest of your life saying 'I hope they knew I loved them because I should have told them when I had the chance.'

'What happens if you don't tell them, but you do love them, and one day it's too late to tell them because they're no longer there (through no choice of their own)?'

Then you get to spend the rest of your life saying 'I hope they knew I loved them because I should have told them when I had the chance.'

A post right from the heart, and I know you enough to know what you're meaning. And from what I've read then the answer is yes.

I've told girlfriends I love them and now I can't stand them. And yet I didn't say it to the one person I should have. (my Grandma, but too late now)

These thoughts are too mind fec-king to think of. And should be avoided.

My major thought when I'm reading about people delaying telling their loved ones that they love them, just in case telling them shows their vulnerability and opens them to manipulation, is:

'What happens if you don't tell them, but you do love them, and one day it's too late to tell them because they're no longer there (through no choice of their own)?'

Then you get to spend the rest of your life saying 'I hope they knew I loved them because I should have told them when I had the chance.'

You hit the nail right on the head there medusa:thumbsup:

All I know is it will be a long time before I say it again ;)

It's nice when you work it out for yourself, and they think you don't know.

;)

And then you realise it was a load of crap anyway.

I know you are feeling down at the moment honey, but I don't feel that way. I have been in your position and I understand, however, I'm really happy at the moment and staying positive.

I think it was about 4 months...

My lad rings me at work to tell me he loves me & is missing me.

about 10 seconds after the knicker elsatic loosened

I know you are feeling down at the moment honey, but I don't feel that way. I have been in your position and I understand, however, I'm really happy at the moment and staying positive.

I think it was about 4 months...

I guess I feel better than I once did but then suddenly, something happens and I seem to be back at square one.

Life goes on, I guess. His certainly has, that's for sure.

Im afraid I over use it. Sometimes I wish I didn't say it so often so it would mean more but I worry too much and if for any reason I was to never see her again then at least that would be the last thing I said to her.

I guess I feel better than I once did but then suddenly, something happens and I seem to be back at square one.

Life goes on, I guess. His certainly has, that's for sure.

And yours must go on too. remain positive, never give up.


Remember :

Dont wait for your boat to come in,

Swim out and meet it. :thumbsup:

i met my partner on a friday and we both said i love you on sunday !!!! we have been together 4 years in may and we stil say i love you nearly every day. it took me 30 years to find mr right after a few mr wrongs but we are stil together . ahhhhhhh :love:

i met my partner on a friday and we both said i love you on sunday !!!! we have been together 4 years in may and we stil say i love you nearly every day. it took me 30 years to find mr right after a few mr wrongs but we are stil together . ahhhhhhh :love:

Ahhh thats sweet.

I think itl be a while now until i tell anyone i love them!

Hhmm what words would you use to tell someone this? Jus come right out and say it?

I'm in love and I told him, but then he knew that already. :D

Hhmm what words would you use to tell someone this? Jus come right out and say it?

I did!

When my ex said it to me, he came up behind me and whispered it in my ear. I nearly started crying :rolleyes:

I did!

When my ex said it to me, he came up behind me and whispered it in my ear. I nearly started crying :rolleyes:

ahhh, how sweet. I just felt all gooey..:)

ahhh, how sweet. I just felt all gooey..:)

Yeah it was nice. Sends me all weird thinking about it! Dont think i'll hear him say that again :hihi:

the first day i saw:love: :love: my partner i told him i loved him ,silly i know but i was only 14 .still together and now im 26 with 2 kids .gettin married next year ,cant wait

Yeah it was nice. Sends me all weird thinking about it! Dont think i'll hear him say that again :hihi:

Ahh well you need to kiss a lot of frogs Kirst... the next time you hear it I'm sure it will be a keeper ;)

Ahh well you need to kiss a lot of frogs Kirst... the next time you hear it I'm sure it will be a keeper ;)

The first time i heard it i thought it was a keeper. Single for 7 months on 22nd March... not that im counting or anything :hihi:

i first said i love you after a few days i fell in love with him the moment i saw him and visa versa... we say it to each other every day, we got engaged after 6 weeks and married a year to the day i met him

I met mine after years of knowing of each other 1st (not friends tho)
Met in a nightclub :suspect: and fancied each others pants off :love:
We both said 'I love you' after about 3 months (after building up the courage)
We bought a house after 6 months
And now have two gorgeous daughters

After nearly 9 years now ......I still love him
But hate him at times :D


:suspect: bladdy men!:suspect:

My OH said it a few times to me before I said it back. I just had to make sure after being hurt so badly before.

me and my oh have been together for over 18 months, and after a week of meeting (stalked him for a while 1st though) i told him by text, didnt have the bottle to tell him face to face, frighten to see his reaction, all i put in the text was " i think i falling in love with you", after 30 mins he replied " im falling for you 2". the week after the text we said it to each other over a drink, now we say it everytime we part from each other and last thing at night, when we are cuddling together, or sometimes he will shout" loui "when im in another room and i replied "what' and he will say i love you and that gives me butterflies.

I was able to say I love you to my ex the first time I saw her. It was a strrange feeling even then - like, well I have been in love before, or so I believe, but this was something else.

When we got together properly I found it easier and eassier to say those three little words, but they did not mean anything deeper than what people spout to each other all the time, regardless of their true feelings.

Then came a time soon after when I could not longer settle for just those three litttle words and had to change it to -

"I do not love you, what I feel for you goes so far beyond love there are no words to describe the feeling." Though on occassion it was easier to simple stick to I Love You.

The thing is - when there are so many people able to abuse the words, usually through desire rather than actual love, it is difficult to show how sincerely you mean what you say.

that feeling beyond love never fades and never goes away. Bit of a pain really as when the object of that feeling is gone - there is just emptiness left.

Dragon

have you been hurt in the past, dragon, your words brought tears to my eyes

Ahh well you need to kiss a lot of frogs Kirst... the next time you hear it I'm sure it will be a keeper ;)

Well i hope so this time!

IN lurv again! :hihi:

:love:

Well i hope so this time!

IN lurv again! :hihi:

:love:

awwww!!! :love:

Well I met my other half.. knew her for a week and a half before we got together, saw her every day, and then we were together for a week before I told her I 'thought' I loved her. At my cousins eighteenth birthday bash she came up to me and old me she loved me (the other half, not my cousin :hihi: ) and that was.. a month after we met and about 3 weeks after we got together.

The longest I've been away from her since we got together is 2 days. And it was hell :| :lol:

:love: :love:

Do you truly love the person you're with at the moment, your partner, girl/boyfriend, husband, wife ? . . . Did you find it hard to say those immortal words? more importantly, did you mean them.

I'd just be interested to know long it takes some people to realise that they truly do love their partner. If you're a man - did you feel weird saying it to someone you thought already knew it but just wanted to hear it?

I have a few friends who constantly say 'I love you' at the end of a telephone conversation but I can tell it's not really in the true meaning - it's a substitute for goodbye.

you can tell your mummy you love her ANYTIME dont be afraid :hihi: