I didn't say 'I Love You'. Now cringing.

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Recently i've been probably over thinking, saying "I love you". It is so over-used it seems to be losing it's meaning..
I love poptarts, cheese, camping, drawing and sleep.
I was thinking before, and got a bit emotional. Then said to DH "You are so loved" then ran and cringed
I am just wondering if someone else says, or has said, 'I love you' in a different way?
or am I just a weirdo

Ahhhh weary that's so cute! Can't wait for my little one to say that to me.

Me and dh say it when we feel it, maybe once a day. But sometimes it's 'love you, stinky' or the like.

The best I love you came from my son, who spontaneously gave me a hug and said 'I love you so much mummy'. It still brings a tear to my eye thinking about it.

DH and I don't say it much - although DH likes to say it just after sex for some reason...

I tell my missus I love her probably twice a day but sometimes I get in a mood where I might need to tell her more often, I tell her she is beautiful pretty much every morning and when i get home in the evening. I really mean it whenever I say it, I get a funny feeling in my chest just beforehand. Saying it isn't enough though so I prove it by hard work and determination as you can only truly judge a person by their actions!

I sometimes think i probably sound a bit pathetic, but what other goal is their in life but to make others happy!

"I really mean it whenever I say it, I get a funny feeling in my chest just beforehand."

TrueBlue that's just the most adorable thing I've ever read

TrueBlue, I think you need to come and visit all the blokes around here please and give them a right talking to about how to appreciate their wives.

Seeing as myself and two of my best friends have stbxhs.... it is perhaps a little late in the day though

i am so jealous really, i would love it if someone told me i was pretty or beautiful

It's interesting that, for some people, actually saying ''I love you'' is much more important than for other people. Some time ago I cam across something called the 5 Love Languages - just google it.

The idea is that we all have a predominant love language from one of the five (Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Quality Time, Physical Touch, Receiving Gifts). This is the way we express and interpret love and if we aren't aware of our partners' love language, we will give them love the way we want to receive it.

This was a real eye opener for me. Knowing that my predominant love language is Acts of Service really helped my husband for whom Words of Affirmation means love...and vice versa.

In the best Cosmo tradition here is a quiz:-

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In this house it usually goes "I love you" - "I know" but we are Star Wars geeks.
It's said a lot here, DH's family I don't think I've ever heard say it but my side always have. Mum will always say 'Goodnight, love you' when she calls at night. The kids will always say it, even DS who's nearly 23 says 'love ya' when he texts.

Yay looooow bitches is the latest term of affection between me and DH we watch too much telly
We say I love you everynight in bed, because we have a saying that has to be said or everyone will die a hideous death during the night maybe

XH and i never said i love you. In 15 years. But that was all wrong anyway.

DH and i were madly gushy and slushy when we first got together and although it was all new to me it felt lovely. He is very warm and passionate. We've been together 9 years now and we say it probably once a day or so. He will do it randomly - like when i'm washing up - he'll come up behind me, put his arms round me and whisper it in my ear etc. My tummy still always does a flip when he does this :)

I tend to do it more at 'key' moments i think. After sex, or when he's leaving for work.

Never heard it from my parents. It was always written in cards, but never spoken. I make an effort to say it to my 4 DCs. Big ones and little ones.

When we were little my gran would give me or my sister a hug and say "Ah,she's loved!" in her broad Lancashire accent! We say it jokingly now.

We say it once in a while as it can get overused, I agree. More often it's a cheerful "bastard" "wanker" exchange.

In this house it usually goes "I love you" - "I know" but we are Star Wars geeks.

Yeah, usually in our house, I love you is usually followed by 'And I love cake' or 'you should because I'm brilliant'.

I grew up in a very non-emotional house. I get really weirded out when I see other people needing to say 'I love you' and being all gushy several times a day. Where I'm from calling someone a 'dickhead' was an expression of love and actually saying the words usually meant you'd done something bad/were in trouble.

We tell each other we love each other quite a lot.

We also do random insults just to change it up a bit.

I think actions speak louder than words, so really appreciate the cup of tea waiting for me every morning. I'm sure he appreciates the things I do for him too.