Dupreea02 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Some times my boyfriend will say love you instead of I love you is there a difference in meaning Link to post Share on other sites
BaileyB Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Not at all. I love you seems more formal to me - love you is more casual. But, the meaning is the same - at least for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Indigo Night Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Ask your boyfriend. Summer prior day love ya, some day I love you, and people like me say both. For my husband and I, they mean the same thing. Link to post Share on other sites
Acacia98 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 (edited) If he alternates between saying the two of them, then there's no problem. They pretty much mean the same thing. If, however, he only ever said "Love you," and completely avoided using the pronoun "I," that would be concerning. Edited June 15, 2021 by Acacia98 1 Link to post Share on other sites
elaine567 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 It depends on the context and how it is said, more than there being a huge difference between love you and I love you. Both can be said offhandedly with little real meaning, both can be said with passion and a desire to convey deep meaning. Do you think he loves you? Nit picking over words is meaningless if he acts like a selfish jerk or he acts like he loves the bones of you... Trouble is some men love deeply and say little, some men are always saying "I love you" to every women they meet, whether they love them or not... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Wiseman2 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 11 hours ago, Dupreea02 said: Some times my boyfriend will say love you instead of I love you is there a difference in meaning Depends. How long have you been dating? How old is he? Sounds like a variation of "good bye", just to get off the phone 📱. Link to post Share on other sites
d0nnivain Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 17 hours ago, Dupreea02 said: Some times my boyfriend will say love you instead of I love you is there a difference in meaning Not really. Love you is a bit more casual of an expression, while the whole declaratory sentence is more formal but the sentiment is the same. For him to be able to say it casually (& by casually I mean the language / vocabular choices not the sentiment) is good because he means it & is comfortable. Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyM Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 why does this matter to you? Only the "I" is missing...the tone and speed of voice is more important here. Is "Love you" said in a clipped tone, rushed? Is "I love you" spoken differently.?? If this is in writing, forget it. I don't see that it matters, in itself, out of context. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Trail Blazer Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Does he really have to say I? I mean, it's pretty obvious that when he says "love you" he means that he loves you. I am sure he thinks you get that, but perhaps you don't. Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgiaPeach1 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 My husband says Love You more than I Love You. While I would prefer I Love You, I know that he says Love You even to his relatives, so this is just his style. Pick your battles. Does he show you with his actions that he loves you? With minor details like this that we tend to blow out of proportion, it's helpful to remember that you aren't going to find every single thing you want in one person. You have to cut your partner a little slack here and there. Link to post Share on other sites
Donnas Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 People really misuse the word love. You are not loving no one when you met them months for sure. And you can be inlove but those feelings can end. Or very few times become love after years. Saying I love you is not true in many cases.dont know why people wait for those words and saying it. Mostly people are inlove just and/or start caring about eachother. Something like I'm inlove with you or I'm crazy about you,I like.you so much would be more realistic. Link to post Share on other sites
Alpacalia Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) Saying "love you" every time you see each other, for example, may become routine, but saying "I love you" in the middle of a funny TV show while you gaze over at your lover chomping on nachos in pajamas and laughing can add a special zing to the term. Edited July 11, 2021 by Alpaca Link to post Share on other sites
Miss Spider Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Same thing IMO Link to post Share on other sites
glows Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 I have never been with anyone who shortened it to “love you”. It sounds sloppy. Maybe they thought similar. Who knows. What a funny question. Link to post Share on other sites
Wiseman2 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 3 hours ago, Alpaca said: you gaze over at your lover chomping on nachos in pajamas and laughing can add a special zing to the term. I love pizza 🍕. Is that the same thing? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Alpacalia Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, Wiseman2 said: I love pizza 🍕. Is that the same thing? I love pizza too. 😊 So, yes, it's the same as it relates to the thread. Edited July 12, 2021 by Alpaca Link to post Share on other sites
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