How would you feel about

[DuchessDisaster]

sending a text message that said:
"I love you"
and receiving the reply
"thank you"
from someone you have known for 9 years and, who earlier in the day, had said that a photo you sent them was "sexy"?
The photo was not at all "sexy", it was of me, taken on my iPhone by my 85 year old mother, standing in my parents' French doors that lead to the garden.

are you in a relationship with this person?

I wouldn't be impressed.

If I'd sent a text like that then I'd be expecting a similar reply not just a thank you.

Think we need more context, OP.

Grew,
yes I think we both think we are.
He does sometimes text me the same thing, I DO NOT reply with "thank you".

I have no idea how i would feel about those replies, in the absence of any other context whatsoever.

Could you help us out a bit more here?

What is with these context-less threads today ?

I agree there needs to be more info.....

Is this a continuing relationship of 9 years or someone you've know for 9 years and have a now begun a love relationship?

I can also shed more light on the reply......but more info would be an advantage ??

Surely if you're at the "I love you" stage then you must know if you're in a relationship?

Sorry I realise you said to grew that you both think you are in a relationship? Is that right?

That's seems uncertain? Not sure what to make of that....

Anyway Saying thank you is a lovely expression of gratitude :0)

I would in your position be prepared to say I love you without expectation

The mere fact he said thank you is enough for me to know he has enjoyed it......

To Give love freely is beautiful..... Be confident that doing it because you want is enough....... When he feels he'll do the same..... And he does know it's from the heart and not because it's expected...

Very freeing and totally lovely for you when it's out of the blue..... At this point you can thank him

Look at 'I love you' as a gift xx

A few errors!! Hope it makes sense

If you reply with, 'love you too' all the time it becomes meaningless. What do you want?

Having said that, you don't give much away in your OP. hate threads like this but yes I still wanted to comment

At least he replied.

Um, there's a bit of a context shortage today on MY.

*MN

I've responded with Thank You to I Love You before. I don't like the expectation of responding with 'I love you too' just because it's been said to me. Something like that should come unprompted, or it loses all meaning.

I'm reminded of Alan Partridge's response to his Ukrainian girlfriend's "I love you, Alan": a cheery "Thanks a lot!"

i agree with Grumpleme, only say love you when you mean it, not in a reaction to someone else saying it to you (unless of course you want to say it back to them then)