"I need you" VS "I love you"

hmmmm i'm going to be greedy and say both.....they may have different meanings but it is sometimes hard to have one without the other...if your partner loves you but doesn't need you then your in trouble there...however if they need you but don't love you...well then your taking on the role of a parent!! Overall i would prefer to hear love you if it's from the heart!! Confused much?!

i have heard " i love you " said so easily 100 times as if its the cure all answer to every argument when said so often it becomes cheap i would like to hear things like " i need you" " i want you" and mny others words of affection than just " i love you"

I think it would just depend on the situation. For example, I think "I love you" would be nice to hear in my ear if we were watching a sunset or something. "I need you" would be nice to hear if we were about to part from eachother..

Both have beautiful meanings and are nice to hear but I do prefer hearing "I Love You" than "I Need You". Coz by saying the word "I Love You" it simply connotes that you are very much wanted and loved by the person and that you are so dear to him/her. Then thats when the "I Need You" phrase would come, wherein that person wants and needs you to spend his/her whole life with you. While the simply "I Need You" connotes that the person needs you for something or in short, for a favor and that's not an assurance that he/she loves you or can love you back.

my girl loves to hear me say 'come back to me'... think the standard 3-word phrase gets out of fashion real quick.

one question: why would you want to be with a needy person when you can be with someone who love u

Both wouldn't hurt, but I think when you tell them I love you it means alot of different things. And it also includes I need you.

I would rather hear I Love You

like some ppl say adult love goes i need u coz i love u childish love goes i love u coz i need u see the difference?

I would like to say both, but during romantic moments, I would prefer to hear 'I love you'.:) 'i need you' seems to sound very needy from a guy...it's like very dependent like that. So yeah, i would choose I Love you!

i'd choose 'i love you' beacuse that will probably meant he needs me too. whereas, if he needs me, he may not necessarily love me :)

id rather hear I love you - normally when i hear i need you its because he needs me to do something for him

I would rather hear both.. no I dont expect both all the time.. but i would like to hear them both.. More of the I love U cause that is the most used.. but it is nice to hear both every once in awhile.

I love you

the i need you comes more into mind then after 26yrs it`s ok the love will always be there for me

i have no choice, i prefer both, thanks for asking.

i need you

i love you

Both

I need you.......cause most men will say they love me just to get me into bed.