to not want be told 'I Love You' every 5 mins

[worldgonemad72]

Hi all

I probably am being unreasonable but its really brassing me off.

I Love my dh and we tell each other every day BUT he is driving me mad, last nite he kept looking at me all doe eyed saying 'love you' im trying watch TV fgs lol. It just seems be taking the specialness away, i dont want tell him as it would hurt his feelings, i might do it to him when he is watching something see how he likes it!

[ChairmumMiaow]

I can see your point but I could really do with some of that right now

Try to enjoy it.

[roulade]

YANBU it's enough to put anyone off!

[worldgonemad72]

Sorry chairmummiaow, hugs yr way, i do love him telling me just not literally every 5 mins when im watchin americas next top model (sad i know), i guess i would be complaining if he didn't tell me at all.

[Chrysanthemum5]

Oh dear, I suspect I am like your DH! I grew up never being told I was loved (I don't blame mum for that, it wasn't her nature and she was too busy working to provide for us) so I say it all the time to DH and DCs! So, YABU because I don't want to have to stop, but i can see how you might find it annoying,

[worldgonemad72]

Chrysanthemum5 ive never thought of it that way, dh was neglected as a child and ended up living with his nan and grandad, he does say often that his upbringing was hard so i guess he just wants a close and loving family, thanks for that insight i'll just say i love you back and give him a cuddle. i honestly never put the two together.

[AMumInScotland]

If he's saying it every 5 minutes while you are watching a TV show, then I'd be worried that it doesn't mean "I love you" as much as "Pay attention to me".

[Kirbo]

My DH does this and I have to politely tell him that he doesn't need to tell me all the time. I think it does hurt his feeling a little bit but when you are drying your hair, changing a nappy, hanging out clothes etc it gets a bit OTT. It would be horrible for him not to say it and I guess I just take it for granted now which isn't very good on my side. Maybe there is no pleasing me

[diddl]

We tell each other once a day-as he leaves for work.

It´s enough for us.

TBH, if my husband started telling me more, I´d think he had something to hide.

[claw3]

That would drive me nuts too! DP is the same and wants to know why i dont say it back. In the words of Bill Sikes from Oliver 'Of course i love ya, i bloody live with you dont I

[worldgonemad72]

lol claw 3, i'll start practising the accent so i can say it to him later.

[Poledra]

I think you do start to take it for granted after a while. My DH isn't that verbally demonstrative, so when he does tell me he loves me, it sets me up with a warm glow

[TrickOrNinks]

Oh dear. Is he a feathery-strokey man too?

It would drive me insane I must say, there is a time and a place and it is not every five minutes.

[Sunfleurs]

Yuk! The only time this is acceptable is in the first 6 months of a relationship. After that just get on with it please.

[YouSaidWHAT]

my boyfriend says it so much he might as well be saying "do you want a slice of toast" its that often it has lost its meaning. he doesnt even say it in a special way either grr...

[Iklboo]

What's he done? Check if your favourite ornament/plate/dress has been ruined

Seriously, every few minutes is a bit much though

[ErikaMaye]

I think you are BU, but then we're one of those soppy couples Admittedly I'm worse, but he's catching up We don't do it every few minutes, though... And whenever it is said its meant. I love being told I'm loved, and telling other people - especially DP - that I love them.

[McDie79]

Trickorninks-'feathery stroker',thought I was the only one who said that,none of my friends read Marian Keyes!!!
OP-my DH says it all the time when in a good mood,agree is annoying sometimes esp when in the middle of a good book

[worldgonemad72]

Hi all
ive checked an i cant find anything he's broken or ruined lol, its not every nite he's like that, we normally tell each other about 3 or 4 times a day, but some nights he can get a bit much, usually after a bad day at work. Trickornicks he is a touchy feely person too, i once bought a backscratcher to prod him once in a while to keep him happy lol

[6feetundertheGroundhogs]

Sticks head in.

Looks about.

Runs screaming from building...

[ParisFrog]

I love Marian Keyes too!!

My DP says "I love you" a lot more than I say it to him. Sometimes it grates but I would rather he said it than me hurting his feelings by asking him to stop.

[IneedacleanerIamalazyslattern]

I could have written that post, walking us the road with dh today he said it, a bit further up the same (quite short street) he said it again I know I am probably being ungrateful and I do love hearing it but he does over do it a bit.
He is also very feely and usually it's ok but sometimes it drives me mad, it is so hard to walk comfortably pushing a buggy with someone wrapping themselves around you dateline advert style.

I do love him though and it is nice to feel so loved but I have a 3 year old that spends the day clamped to my leg and when he lets go it's sometimes nice just to not be touched.

[ABetaDad]

Well I think we say I love you about twice a day but it is our limit.

WHAT on earth is a 'feathery-strokey man' pray tell!

[notanumber]

I found the following definition:

"The term feathery-stroker is used to describe a gentle, right-on man, who strokes you in a gentle, loving feathery way. Like the sound of him? Hmmm, well, unfortunately this kind of man is not for everybody. Indeed, if he eats quinoa and does tantric pilates and campaigns against I-pods, you might find him utterly revolting."

on Marion Keyes' website

[MrsJiggle86]

YANBU my dh did this to me a couple of weeks ago and i ended up telling him to shut up but he got the message, he still does it just not as much, its enjoyable when he says it now