The difference between saying 'I love you' and...
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Do you think there is some sort of subconscious meaning behind the two?
Do you think if your partner were to just say 'love you' most of the time rather than saying 'I love you' there is much to be interpreted by that?
I'm an over-thinker and I'm just curious as to if other people think there is underlying meaning behind it or if it's nothing.
Do you think there is some sort of subconscious meaning behind the two?
Do you think if your partner were to just say 'love you' most of the time rather than saying 'I love you' there is much to be interpreted by that?
I'm an over-thinker and I'm just curious as to if other people think there is underlying meaning behind it or if it's nothing.
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I think there is a difference, The 'love you' one is more flippant and almost dismissive IMHO0
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I say it more than "I love you". I also say "loves". For me, it's just the way I say it, and the way my whole family tends to say it. We miss out the "I".
When people say "love YA" though, that bothers me. Again, it could just be the way they say things, but to me it seems insincere. It depends entirely on how they say it to others and any underlying issues with intimacy they may have. I have a lot of emotional issues so mine could well speak for that if only it wasn't just the way we said it in my family. *shrugs* I guess I'm trying to say it's entirely a "relative to the individual" thing as far as I see it.0 -
Nope. "Love you," is just something we say when hanging up the phone or closing an email. It's more casual, but the meaning is still the same. It's like "hello" versus "good morning". We say, "I love you," when hugging each other or being sappy during vacation. The phrase just depends on the circumstance.0
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I say " love you" allot to my husband (we tell each other several times a day, at random times)
I don't see a difference from "I love you" vs "love you" just the way I say it0 -
I think there is a difference, The 'love you' one is more flippant and almost dismissive IMHO0
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I think you're over thinking. A lot.0
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It doesn't even have to be said, just pay her and go on...
Just kidding... From a guys point of view, I really think your putting way too much thought into it.0 -
Defnitely a difference! While I am fine with "love you" it is nice every now and then to get a truly heart felt "I love you". Just means more...0
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Well I tell my hubby "I love you" but I tell my best friend "love you" so meh I feel there is a difference but it also depends on the person as well. it may mean something different to them than it does to me or you.0
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I also think that HOW it is said makes a difference, I like to say I love you, and I am in love with you to my man and love you to my children as they walk out the door, I love them, but in a different way,0
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The last two guys I was involved with both changed from "I love you" to more flippant responses like "love you" or "love ya" and both relationships went south about the same time.0
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Seriously?0
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143 for anyone that remembers pagers.0
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I think it all depends on the context and the relationship of the people saying it. I used to get upset with my ex for saying 'love you' a lot, but it was usually because I was annoyed with him for other things and that was just an easy target to nag him about :P0
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love u :flowerforyou:
ono! wtf?0 -
There's a difference. Laziness. Sometimes I'm just too tired to get out the extra "I".
Does it make it less meaningful? Maybe just as much as hearing it for the 12,823rd time. I think you're reading too much into it.0 -
love u :flowerforyou:
ono! wtf?
you didnt say I love you0 -
i tend to say love you alot in a kidding sense so i guess there is a difference0
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I think the words "I love you" are very powerful, and people have dismissed it and reduced it to almost nothing, like the anoying - I whatever-.
I make it a point to say "I Love You" to my husband and kids. It means something more than just words to me. Im old school. I make it count:smokin:0
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