i love you.


you might have heard of the 3 rule, say it when you first do, when you get married, and on your deathbed...

personally, i try to keep it as low as possible, so when it does come out it actually means something.

how often do you say it?

If you're saying it often, chances are you shouldn't be saying it at all.

I'm very picky about who I say it to. I don't even say it to my mom. My boyfriend got really mad at me because he said it to me like 2 weeks into our relationship and I wouldn't say it back.

As for when I say it, meh. I just say it whenever I feel like it or whenever it feels right. It's not an everyday thing, though.

edit after seeing Rykoshet's post: I say it to my pets too.

I am 23 and have yet to say it to anyone other than family members.

I take it very seriously.

I want it more!

I am 23 and have yet to say it to anyone other than family members.This. Except 20.

But not because I take it seriously or anything. It's not like I think I can't say it unless I'm truly, madly, deeply in love or anything, I just refrain because it seems weird to say it to someone except in jest.

I am 23 and have yet to say it to anyone other than family members.

Same, except I've never told a family member I love them out loud, only in birthday/christmas cards.

Sometimes I feel bad about this cos I do love them and I want them to know I do, but I'm just not the kind of person who would say that to my family, and sometimes I wonder if I die suddenly do they know I do love them?

I tell my family members/dogs/etc all the time. I do love my mom, figure I might as well tell her. You can call me a pussy all you want, but when someone takes care of you for 20 years it's a pretty big deal to me.

I used to say it all the time in teenage relationships (ie, I love you, let's go out) but now when I date a woman, even though I fall in love VERY FAST, I don't say it really. I haven't dated a woman for over a month in a LONG time, and I know it's stupid to say it after only a few weeks, so I don't.

I dont think you should say it too often.

Also, always saying it when you say goodbye on msn but never in real life?

Wutf

I tell my closest friends I love them. Guys or girls.
Being away for school for so long made me realize just how truly amazing my friends can be.
It's definitely a powerful thing to say, and I don't take it lightly.
I dated a girl for a few weeks who was ridiculously clingy. She told me she thought she loved me after a short while and it really kind of freaked me out, because it seemed like she was being sincere. That relationship ended quite badly.

My husband and I say it all of the time...Like 20 times a day. He says it more than I do, but we both say it a lot.

I'm very picky about who I say it to. I don't even say it to my mom. My boyfriend got really mad at me because he said it to me like 2 weeks into our relationship and I wouldn't say it back.


Haha, I remember when I eventually said it to my girlfriend. It took me so long to work out if I did actually love her or not, and when i did say it she never replied. It was a truely horrible feeling. Disgusting.

Eventually she did return the feelings, and hearing her say it made everything better again.

And in answer to OP, never now, as i love noone that way. But when i was in a relationship, it was a rare thing. Lying after amazing sex it would get thrown in with a kiss, or waking up together.

I've never sincerely said it. I even feel weird saying it to my parents.

Same, except we're not married.

Only my best friend and boyfriend hear it from me. I hate it when people feel like they have to say it when you're parting ways... I had a boyfriend a year or two ago who was like that.

I say it when I feel it. Sometimes I'll be laughing with my boyfriend and it strikes me how much I love him that moment, so I say it. Or when my best friend and I have cried on each other's shoulders for the past hour over a shared problem, there's nobody I love more at that moment and I feel I should tell her.