Sep 11, 2007 9:27 PM GMT
For some reason, maybe it’s culture and family, I say “I love you” to everyone who is close to me. Like when I say goodbye or when I feel it strongly. Few say it back to me, my brothers do. But I know they love me.
One of my ex bf’s is one of my best friends, and I love him dearly, every time we hang out, every time I say goodbye to him, or just when he comes to mind, I tell him. About once every 2 or 3 months he says it back. This is not a problem, it’s just him and he being true to himself.
Some people, I know, feel that one should say it only at the most important times, those moments where feeling and knowledge are so close they’re the same thing, the only distance is the second split that it takes to get to your mouth. I guess it’s possible from this view to think that it is possible to say it too much and water it down. Perhaps. But not for me at least. Love is not so small. Each time I say it, I mean it.
But I understand the point. Of course there may be few phrases that seem to explicitly and actually say I love you. Spanish has more for various intensities. But in context there are limitless ways to say it.
How often do you tell those around you that you love them, I mean in words?
And
How often do you tell them in context? And how?
One of my ex bf’s is one of my best friends, and I love him dearly, every time we hang out, every time I say goodbye to him, or just when he comes to mind, I tell him. About once every 2 or 3 months he says it back. This is not a problem, it’s just him and he being true to himself.
Some people, I know, feel that one should say it only at the most important times, those moments where feeling and knowledge are so close they’re the same thing, the only distance is the second split that it takes to get to your mouth. I guess it’s possible from this view to think that it is possible to say it too much and water it down. Perhaps. But not for me at least. Love is not so small. Each time I say it, I mean it.
But I understand the point. Of course there may be few phrases that seem to explicitly and actually say I love you. Spanish has more for various intensities. But in context there are limitless ways to say it.
How often do you tell those around you that you love them, I mean in words?
And
How often do you tell them in context? And how?