Confessions of love

[Cloverhart]

When you love someone, do you always tell them?? Circumstances don't matter, just a general question.

[blossom]

I grew up hearing 'I love you' alot, so it is something I like to say and hear. There are certain relationships where you both just know how you feel about each other and it doesn't need to be said...but generally I like to say it and hear it.

[fishbelowtheice]

Originally Posted by Cloverhart

When you love someone, do you always tell them?? Circumstances don't matter, just a general question.

those words are cheaply used in our society

I have seen them used in ways that make them unattractive to me

people use them as long as things are peachy hunkey dory

as soon as the other person does not promote the survival of that relationship or the point of view of that relationship

all the so called "love" goes out the window

Here isn the west , we see m to have a very cheap and childish handling of this great notion called "love"

[rei]

Originally Posted by Cloverhart

When you love someone, do you always tell them?? Circumstances don't matter, just a general question.

depends on the stage of the relationship, and any motivations i may have for saying/not saying it. if i don't say it because i am afraid they won't say it back, i have some reflecting to do. if i'm not saying it because i am totally satisfied with the actions reflecting love, that is different.

[roxyruby]

I would like to confess my love for my mannnn

[fishbelowtheice]

Originally Posted by roxyruby

I would like to confess my love for my mannnn

roxyruby, most mennnn I know would 'fess their "love" for a womannnn who looks like you (your avatar) in the first 30 seconds of meeting her.

[bweston]

Once I know that I do love someone, I make sure they know. Even if my actions do express my love, I'd like the person to be able to hear and explicitly know that I do love them.

Hearing those words and knowing that they are addressed to you is rather powerful so I try to make sure that people I do truly love know it and do feel loved.

[MayanJaguar]

i like saying and hearing 'i love you', whether it be with friends or a boyfriend.

Those words don't just need to be confined to intimate relationships.

With regards to the comment about those words being used cheaply, I don't think that just because you love someone this week and tell them that you will necessarily feel the same way next week (to use an extreme example).

Who made the rule that romantic love has to last forever, and if it doesn't, it's cheap? What are we supposed to do, not tell anyone we love them for fear that one day we might not?

[anniecooper]

Originally Posted by blossom

I grew up hearing 'I love you' alot, so it is something I like to say and hear. There are certain relationships where you both just know how you feel about each other and it doesn't need to be said...but generally I like to say it and hear it.

i grew up never hearing it, so i say it a lot now. To everyone.

[secrets0stolen]

I love you guys! *HUG*

[MyEyeIsOpen]

When I've thought of saying it, I've wanted it to be special. Instead of just saying it, I made a poem and a piece of art that made it abundantly clear, and the timing was right to give it on valentine's. That worked out well, and that's how I would always like to say something so important.

I've thought of saying it that way twice in my life, but only had the opportunity to say it that way once.

[Cloverhart]

Thank you for the replies. I only asked because it is not my nature to deny such an emotion, and I did say it. It happened to be to the only person I've loved that I've never not said it, and whether or not it was returned made no difference..

[precious007]

Love does exist nobody doubts it..

However in my opinion someone that truly loves you should also be able to help your grow spiritually, financially, healthy, help you grow in your profession and so on ..

Someone just pretends to love you will be easy to spot.

You need to feel that inner flickering in your chest and heart whenever your soul mate says "I love you" .. and not only once but every single time she or he says the three lovely words "I love you" ..

Al.