The difference between saying 'I love you' and...

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  • Stompp
    Stompp Posts: 216
    Yes, you're over thinking it... Now if it was always
    You: "I love you!"
    SO: "uh huh", "sure", "you too", nothing

    THEN Maybe you have something to b!tch about...

    Love you is shorter, with an implied subject of "I" and is even mostly passable grammar-wise. Also, if it's not, start a grammar war in here, it'd be more entertaining than getting all worried over a single syllable.
  • MrsPong
    MrsPong Posts: 580 Member
    I cupped her face in my hands, looked deep into her eyes and siad....I f***ing love you.


    From the soul people.


    Exactly what my husband would say..... BAHAHA
  • idwolf
    idwolf Posts: 2
    It's not healthy to look for problems where none exist. If someone is willing to save "love you" then be grateful. If they are not showing affection towards you, then you need to address that problem head on, but someone can be just as cold when they say, "I love you".

    The problem isn't in the words, it is in the use. We're all capable of seeing whether our loved ones are putting any effort behind the words they say. So, unless you are dealing with a sociopath, you should be able to tell whether the person with which you care, cares for you back.
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    And "love you" sure beats "bite the pillow and brace yourself"
  • tashjs21
    tashjs21 Posts: 4,584 Member
    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 it

    ^ This.

    We say it so many times throughout the day that sometimes (like when one of us is heading out the door) we'll shorten it to "Love you" But we still say 'I love you' as well.

    I think it would bother me if I was only hearing 'love you'. :huh:
  • Bethie_B
    Bethie_B Posts: 292 Member
    And "love you" sure beats "bite the pillow and brace yourself"

    I don't know that I agree with you on that....
  • marieautumn
    marieautumn Posts: 928 Member
    I think you're over thinking. A lot.

    this. if you have to think that much about it, you must be a real chore to be around. :drinker:
  • sexyrosey
    sexyrosey Posts: 137
    Yes, you're over thinking it... Now if it was always
    You: "I love you!"
    SO: "uh huh", "sure", "you too", nothing

    THEN Maybe you have something to b!tch about...

    Love you is shorter, with an implied subject of "I" and is even mostly passable grammar-wise. Also, if it's not, start a grammar war in here, it'd be more entertaining than getting all worried over a single syllable.

    Good god she was just asking a question. You must have an awesome girlfriend though :tongue:
  • FrozenTundra511
    FrozenTundra511 Posts: 206 Member
    I think you're over thinking. A lot.

    agreed
  • tashjs21
    tashjs21 Posts: 4,584 Member
    Well we said I love you all the time, and the divorce was final 9/27

    How does he TREAT you. Does he show compassion? Does he communicate? Does he show consideration?

    THAT says "I love you" more than the words.

    :flowerforyou:

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  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    It would only occur to me if I questioned if the person saying it actually loved me.
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    And "love you" sure beats "bite the pillow and brace yourself"

    I don't know that I agree with you on that....

    this is true.
  • Newf77
    Newf77 Posts: 802 Member
    Personally I think the word "loPersonally I think the word "love" is over used and has become diminished in meaning. If the person says I love you or love you, they are just words. I tell those that are close to me many different things rather than using the word “love”. Yes this has affected past relationships, tell me why women insist on the word “love”? ve" is over used and haqs become diminished in meaning
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    I think you're overthinking. Massively. Perhaps something else is really bothering you, but instead of looking that, you're focusing on the omission of a single, small word? Just a thought.
  • autumnk921
    autumnk921 Posts: 1,374 Member
    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:heart: 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:


    THIS!!! I feel the same way about it.
  • idwolf
    idwolf Posts: 2
    Making it count means using it at the right moments, when you feel elation, and not just at the end of a sentence as a good-bye. If it becomes coded into your daily language, then you may never know if the other person truly loves you, because they are just doing it out of reflex.
  • dawn2313
    dawn2313 Posts: 125 Member
    Words are only that, words. "Love you" "I love you" Whatever. The difference is how they're said. Someone can say something as simple as "good morning" and it means so very much more than someone else saying "I love you"

    Verbal communication is only one part of the equation. And it's a smaller part than some people realize.



    ^^ This
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    #firstworldproblems :smokin:
  • Sinistrous
    Sinistrous Posts: 5,589 Member
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  • sentaruu
    sentaruu Posts: 2,206 Member
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  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    Hilarious resurrection.
  • FabulousFantasticFifty
    FabulousFantasticFifty Posts: 195,832 Member
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