Is it easy for you to say "I Love you" ?

@sweet_pea (3322)
Philippines
January 11, 2011 10:17pm CST
If there is one thing I regret in my life, it's that I haven't said "I love you" to my father when he was still alive. You see, I grew up in a family we're we are not very vocal about our emotions. But this doesn't mean that we love each other less. What we lack in words, we make up in actions. Now that I'm married to a family who is the exact opposite of what I have, I somehow loosened up. My husband doesn't fail to profess his love for me and I try to reciprocate that not only in action but in words. Everyday, I also tell my son that I love him dearly. And just today, I greeted my Mom a happy birthday and the conversation ended with I love you. How about you? Are the words I Love you easy for you to say?
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18 responses
@jacklintan (1302)
• Malaysia
12 Jan 11
Hmm...sweet_pea, Saying "I Love You" BLUNTLY IS meaningless. But saying it with sincerity and you really do MEAN IT, it's going to melt those hearts that are stubborn. Me too, I never get the chance to say, "I love You" to my late father who passed away last year, April. My dad was one tough dad. Brought up in conservative family with many restrictions and with no expression of feelings, saying the 3 words, will merely be impossible. He showed his love by getting us breakfast, giving his children some pocket money every morning from monday till friday, run the errands for scholarships and government applications and brought us for local travels whenever he got the extra. Life is so temporary for everyone of us. The next minute, someone close to us might not be around us for a long time. If I could turn back the time, I want to tell you , father, I love you very much. Please come back, dad....
• Malaysia
15 Jan 11
thank you sweet_pea. Life is a cycle. Be a good parent to your children... :) (hug)
@swissheart (6482)
• Romania
13 Jan 11
no, it isn't/. I loved someone really much but he didn't appreciate it.so right now it's pretty hard for me to feel love someone. and I say I love you only when I feel it. so it's hard to say Ilove you also.
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@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
13 Jan 11
Don't give up on love swissheart. Life is really a struggle. There will be someone out there who will love you just the way you are.
@hestylim (1210)
• Indonesia
12 Jan 11
"I Love you" is the hardest words that I could ever said. I don't even remember if I did it once. I know that it is hard to tell. So that sometimes, I try to show my love to people that I love. And however somehow, it seems hard for me as well. I don't know why. I doesn't mean bad. But I just can't show it. So nobody knows that I love somebody besides my own self. I am learning on that part..
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@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
13 Jan 11
It is not only the hardest but the most misused words, in my opinion. Many people say it, but don't mean it. I think it takes time getting used to it, but just don't take your time too long. Because when the time comes you are ready to express it, the person you love may not be there anymore. That's my one regret.
@krieyszel (330)
• Philippines
13 Jan 11
Before I was very shy when I say "I LOVE YOU" to my family especially to my parents.Until,I saw it to my bestfriend she's very closed to her family they cuddle and kiss in cheeks and most of all they say I love you.I asked her if she doesn't feeling awkward towards it.Because I,I am not open that things to my family.She taught me,to try it and the feeling is not normal you would feel a happiness which you can't explain.When you used to do this things is easy for you then to show your love.One day, I tried in a joke and sweet way until It was develop and I do able to do it everyday.At first,it's really funny and awkward but deep inside you would be happy and able to express if from the bottom of your heart. It was success I able to used it and my parents do the same thing.We know it's very shy at first but later on if really fells good.It's better to show to someone how you love and care for them.
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@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
13 Jan 11
I use to feel awkward about this to until I got used to it as my husband is very vocal about it. He somehow influenced me that it is okay to express your feelings not only in deeds but in words as well. It really is a good feeling to tell someone you love that you love them. I'm glad you were also able to do it.
@pipayful (32)
• Philippines
12 Jan 11
I do the same situation to you. I also live with a family were we are not very vocal about our emotion, we only show our love through action. But for now I Train myself to say "I Love You" to my family every now and then.
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@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
13 Jan 11
Well the first step is the most difficult step. Just do it often and you'll just get used to it. Thank you for sharing!
• United States
13 Jan 11
I've been hurt plenty of times. I've dealt with ex boyfriends being completely abusive. When I say abusive, I mean physically, mentally, and spiritually. Moreover, I lost my self-identity, which isn't great to lose. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to trust, which leads to love. However, I'm in a situation where I'm happy and I'm trusting. So, I think we know what happens after that :)
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@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
13 Jan 11
Wow Jcroichy, I'm glad that you're happy right now and started trusting again. I wish you all the best.
@jhartana (1084)
• Australia
12 Jan 11
To be honest only on some occasions I said I love you to my wife. But my wife says she loves me frequently. She wants me to love her more like the way she loves me. Words sometimes can express emotion but more importantly it will be the action that we can show that we love our other half.
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@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
13 Jan 11
After an argument with my husband, it is really difficult for me to say those words because I really want to mean it. But it is so easy for him to say those words, even when I'm angry. And when he say it, my anger just melts away.
@lucy67 (819)
• China
12 Jan 11
it's not easy for me to say that, either. i think that's because of my introverted desposition and also the customs in our country. we people do nor like to express our feeling in words but in action. but it's good to express our love to our beloved one not only in action but also in words.
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@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
13 Jan 11
The family you grow-up with has great influence on how you would be come. How can I be vocal about my feelings if my own family isn't being vocal about it. Now that I have married into a very expressive family I somehow loosened up and be expressive about it.
• Philippines
12 Jan 11
My family and I are real close... We talk often and always have those kinds of conversations... I'm thankful and so blessed for them!
@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
12 Jan 11
You are lucky Invisiblelady! It is really nice to have that kind of relationship with your parents where you can open up to them and not feel afraid.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
12 Jan 11
Not really.. I am the same with you.. Although my parents never fail to always say "I love you" to me, I find it quite hard to say it to them. . I'm not really sure why. I'm not really into saying those kinds of stuff to the people that really matter to me- but I hope they know..
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@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
13 Jan 11
Well, there is always a first time. Why don't you try it even once. Who knows you might get used to it.
• India
12 Jan 11
Wow it's such a sweet thing isn't it? Saying i love you to a person may seem easy but saying it with meaning is what counts for real. Doing it in the form of words is even more difficult. I mean that meaning what you say... I always hear i love you from my mother. Though my dad lives far away we get to talk to each other almost every other day and i dearly love my dad. Also my mom though she does irritate me at times, i feel comfortable with her around. I always want her to be beside me forever. I tend to be taking a lot of advantage of my mom most of the time. But i really do love her a lot. I can't stand a day without her. For me the words can be said easily without meaning but it's that which counts and not saying it simply. Cheers!
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@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
13 Jan 11
Does your father tell you he loves you too? It seems mothers are more expressive about their feelings to their children than the fathers. Why is that, when they are both parents of the same kid? Does this make them less masculine? Now I'm wondering..
• Philippines
12 Jan 11
Its some kinda easy for me to say I love you especially that I am vocal about my feelings and emotions. But honestly, "I LOVE YOU" are just words that I use because I am used to saying it. It does not have any emotions. Its just words. Sometimes, actions really speak louder than words. But it really based on perspectives. Sometimes it shows values, sometimes it denotes hypocrisy. What matters is the true feeling you have saying that word.
@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
13 Jan 11
I only say those words to my loved ones. I'd really be careful to use it to anyone else, they might take it seriously and I am in big trouble. LOL
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
12 Jan 11
We have the same situation as that for your father and also of my mother. But as they grew old and as i matured , i now become vocal with my feelings. I would always hug them, but i am ashamed of saying i love you. I only write it on greeting cards but to speak it out , i am ashamed to do so. I would rather kiss him or hug him. I noticed that my sisters are like that too because we were brought up that way, not vocal with our affections. In the case of my daughter and husband, because of the above experience, i made it a way of life to always hug them and say i love you. I guess, time changes some aspects of our lives for the better.
@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
12 Jan 11
I was that shy too to even say those words much more when I was in my adolescent years. I only wrote those words in home-made cards I make. But now that I have my own family, what I haven't experience from my parents, I make-up for the family I am raising.
@Anna1983 (76)
• China
12 Jan 11
It is difficult for me to say I love u to anyone. But i can take action to express my love and concern. I will call my parents when I work far from my hometown. I will buy some clothes for my parents in law to express my love to them. But I never say I LOVE YOU to them. Maybe I should learn to express it by words.
@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
13 Jan 11
I still have to say those words to my parents in law. I still feel awkward, really.
@rberon1985 (5359)
• Philippines
12 Jan 11
"Actions speaks louder than words" This is my idea about your topic.It would be useless that you will be saying "i love you" to someone or to any of your love one if it doesn't show any actions.Just like you, i grow up with a family which we are also not vocal to our feelings and emotions.We don't even do the hugging and kissing our parents on their chicks or on their hand if we are leaving the house.it is just a normal saying "goodbye,i'm going,that's how we do it.but as what you have mentioned,it doesn't mean that we don't love each other.loving our love ones can be shown in other ways. when i was still young,our father left us behind.that time,i was really mad at him.but now,i came to realize that whatever happen,he is still my father,so i should learn how to forgive.if god's can gorgive,why can't i.
@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
12 Jan 11
Yes you are correct there. Love can be shown in other ways. However, some people like to hear those words, like an assurance that they are indeed loved.
@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
12 Jan 11
Hi friend, actually we are the same shoes before I never ever say I love you to my mother, father, brother and sister even in my extended relative - might be in action but by words nothing. Presently my wife and children are usually doing that with kind of action kissing.
@Messyrax (147)
12 Jan 11
i grew up in place where saying i love you to your parent seemed irrelevant. i love my family and of late i sometimes call and say to mom and dad that i miss and love them. our family has become liberal about our emotions so its not very hard to say i love you in my family now.
@trader22 (232)
• Jamaica
19 Jan 11
I would have to really mean it to say it.