Hi Dave,
I agree...I'd much rather a guy show me he loves me than tell me. And if it's within the first few months of dating, I'd prefer it if he told me very sparingly rather than telling me all the time.
Of course, it is nice to hear someone say it every now and then, even if I already knew he did by his actions. For example, if I was married, then the "i love you's" wouldn't lose their meaning no matter how often we said them.
