If i say "I LOVE YOU"

@shibham (16977)

India

June 23, 2010 2:43am CST

Hi everyone. If i say " I LOVE YOU", i mean if i say you this line would you accept it easily? Here in my locality no one can address anybody by this sentence if he/she is not the partner. If i say this sentence to any close female friend, then either i would be misunderstood or be slapped. So what about you? If i write this sentence in a response or comment, would you take it easily? Thanks in advance.

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@saphrina (31552)

• South Africa

23 Jun 10

Let me put it this way, sweetie. ''I love you'', is not words to play with. It is either really meant or it should not be used at all. If someone said that to me here, i would probably be pissed. And i can take a joke, but not that. TATA.

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@saphrina (31552)

• South Africa

23 Jun 10

Actually meluan, there is a point in saying it. To the right one, of course. Lighten up, will you?

@saphrina (31552)

• South Africa

23 Jun 10

For me there is.

@saphrina (31552)

• South Africa

23 Jun 10

Maybe, maybe not.

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@dragon54u (31636)

• United States

23 Jun 10

I think "I love you" has been overused in the past few years. It should be said to your life partner and your children. I do say it to my close friends because I do love them but not every time I talk with them or see them, it's something very special and meaningful for me. You see people here saying "I love you" at the close of every conversation even two in a row with the same person. It's like "have a nice day" used to be back in the 70's. We have sucked the life and meaning out of "I love you", it's not special anymore. So I like the way your locality regards it.

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@shibham (16977)

• India

25 Jun 10

Hi, thanks for the informations. Here our society is too rigid or conservative for which they never tend to take any intimacy with that line. They always consider that line as reserved. Again, as we are not native english speaker, we commonly dont use those sentences. Have a nice day.

@ellie333 (21016)

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23 Jun 10

Hi Shibham, I think 'I love you' can be used too easily at timesbut I am a very lovey person and lovemy friends as much as my family so will tell them that. I don't think it has to be reseerved to say to just your partner. Huggles. Ellie :D

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@shibham (16977)

• India

24 Jun 10

Actually i am also an open minded and dont find any indecency whether saying i love you. But i have grown up in a small town/village where traditional conceptions are still alive which make the society conservative. Take care.

@typeandclick (190)

• Philippines

23 Jun 10

Hi. If you'll tell me you love me as a response or comment, I will not believe it. Why? Because you don't know me so I can't see any reason why you will love me. But don't worry, I will not slap you or anything, LOL! I'll just appreciate the way you try to please me. Anyway, I might believe you if you'll just say you like me.

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@shibham (16977)

• India

24 Jun 10

Thanks that you will not slap me as that the action, i cant digest easily. Again, u have said that u dont me but at least i do believe that u know me as a mylotter. Again, if i am known to you, how would you react? Thanks.

@jennyze (7029)

• Indonesia

23 Jun 10

I say "I love you" all the time! I even say "I love you" because a person posted a good discussion. I only meant it at the time he posted the discussion, the rest of it I don't know him and does not want to know more. So, if you say "I love you" to me, I will quickly reply "I love you, too." It is that easy for me. And I don't care if you perceive it differently.

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@shibham (16977)

• India

24 Jun 10

Thanks for your response. I think this sentence is easy to deal with friends. When i say i love you, it does not mean anything different, it just means that i love you as my friend and wish to be loved same. Take care.

@elvieb02 (695)

• Philippines

23 Jun 10

actually, when you say that line, make sure you mean it. don't say that line just to anybody even though you don't know them as for sure they will take it negatively. we say, i love you's to people we love and care for like friends, families, supporters. so, before you say that line, think first, do you really love that person?

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@shibham (16977)

• India

24 Jun 10

Well friend. I understand what u have said. Here if i love a female friend and say her that sentence, then she will think that i have proposed her to be my girl friend. So i cant say it to anyone except parents. If i really care someone, then too. Take care.

@dawnald (85135)

• Shingle Springs, California

28 Jun 10

It would just strike me weird....

@shibham (16977)

• India

1 Jul 10

yeah. there are some persons who cant take it easily. i understand. take care.

@neildc (17239)

• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines

29 Jun 10

i see no wrong telling this words to a friend and family members, other than your partner. if someone you don't know tells these to you, you will really get shocked.

@shibham (16977)

• India

1 Jul 10

thanks neildc... yes, i have shocked once as well by offering that sentence to a female friend. she reacted as i have said a slang word to her. hahaha.. take care.

@jaiho2009 (39142)

• Philippines

23 Jun 10

hello dear bhai, That's your culture. But here in my country,i love you for a friend is fine. Like saying "i love you friend" in an occasion,instead of saying "thank you" to a friend who lend help,as friends we say "i love you friend ". But,if you wrote it here without a reason,i don't know with the others about their opinion. Maybe some will find it offensive,for others it will be just fine. Anyway,have u said i love you to someone here in mylot dear brother ?

Have a good day always,your profile picture is nice nah

friendly i love you

@shibham (16977)

• India

26 Jun 10

well didi, if u give a look to this entire dis, then u will find that there are some members here who are still dont like to take this sentence easily although their cultures approve. again, we can take it easily where as our cultures don't accept. yes, as far my memory is concerned, i have used i love you once in mylot. perhaps, i wrote i love you didi to a mylotter named by jaiho. hahaha. i love you didi. take care.

@shibham (16977)

• India

26 Jun 10

yeah. always clever. and hope this didi will be a support to me here.

@jaiho2009 (39142)

• Philippines

26 Jun 10

well,that's one good reason for saying i love you ...at least for a didi like me (hahaha) very clever my dear bhai

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@babyEj (1522)

• Philippines

30 Jun 10

" I LOVE YOU" is the sweetest word a person can hear. Again it differs to our culture and characters. In America all people just can say " I LOVE YOU" without a weight. Even in the Philippines people can say that to their friends and loved ones. You can say this with various meaning because Love has its varieties too.

@shibham (16977)

• India

1 Jul 10

hi baby. oh nice to see your avatar. beautiful. yeah, its the sweetest word that a person can hear. its also true that it differ to our cultures and characters. i think you are something wrong here when you have said that in america, its easy to deliver. i dont think so bcoz if u give a look on this entire discussion, then you will see some americans who are not ready to accept this sentence easily. have a nice day.

@mario_stevens (6971)

• Malaysia

23 Jun 10

i hope i wouldn't take it seriously

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@shibham (16977)

• India

24 Jun 10

Not any banana from me. And i like your freeness. Keep it up. Take care.

@mario_stevens (6971)

• Malaysia

24 Jun 10

i'm always a victim of my own banana addiction..

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@sagar21 (1579)

• India

24 Jun 10

so....you are a great lover..... yeah,it can be taken..easily.....but the tone...situation...etc...tells what you meant..and ...it...decides the outcome.. thanks for the topic.... have a great day/night.....

@shibham (16977)

• India

26 Jun 10

hahaha. but i think i am not.

sagar, it means that i love you as my friend. it just means same. thanks for compliments. have a nice day.

@amelly (1554)

• Malaysia

23 Jun 10

if my friends say it in a funny way,i wouldn;t mind..when i was 14,my friend ask one of my guy classmate to say 'i love u' to me..he is a normal friend but when he said that i blushed..not that i like him..it's just that they force him to say it so sweet and to make it real..surely i blushed like hell!!and they make fun at me..but it is a serious three words that people can;t go around and say it like they want too..because ppl will can take it wrongly...

@shibham (16977)

• India

25 Jun 10

Hi amelly, so there was a story in your life related to that line. You are right that most people take that line wrongly so need to be highly conscious when we tend to use it. Take care.

@shibham (16977)

• India

10 Jul 10

you are always welcome dear. have a great day.

@amelly (1554)

• Malaysia

10 Jul 10

yes..you take care too..

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@mauie0918 (337)

• Philippines

24 Jun 10

I Love you, my friend! I love you my sister! what else right? Why should I dare to slap you! IF I KNOW YOU and YOU KNOW ME

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@shibham (16977)

• India

26 Jun 10

@mauie..... thanks for your affirmation. its nice to hear. just read your previous response where i about to get a slap. but i have no complain as many minds many moods.

thanks. @sapphire.... thanks that you are also a different girl as others. yes, i dont think that i would be answered as i love you too. here i am not about to say i love you to anyone. hahaha...

great day always.

@sapphire2127 (46)

• Philippines

24 Jun 10

i love you nowadays is really a common word , i wouldn't slap you or anything if you say it to me, it's a natural way of expressing what you feel.. saying i love you doesn't mean you have to tell it only to your partner, you can say it to some of your friends or those who are close to you or even to strangers.. it's okay to say I Love You but don't expect every ones gonna answer i love you too

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@silvercoin (2101)

• Lithuania

23 Jun 10

Well, sometimes people really mean it when they say it.At that very moment.You can't give a certificate to prove that your words are true.I think, let it be.If a person is honest, even for a few seconds, I accept it.Why should we reject good words?It's like when someone tells you're attractive.OK, maybe I look attractive for him/her today.Some people who broke up where in love for some time, so, if they not together today, it doesn't mean they never were in love and that all they said was a lie.

@shibham (16977)

• India

25 Jun 10

Well friend. It seems that u have a great heart where the matter of friends. I dont why some persons cant deal with it easily. In case of close friendships, i think it should not take with that special meaning. Have a great day.

@gracefuldove (1668)

• Malaysia

23 Jun 10

Eastern culture does not allow people to be demonstrative. So,saying 'I love you' liberally is out! In the confines of privacy, you can express these words to the one you adore. They may not like it but they will not show any anger. Western culture allows hugging and kissing and so saying such sweet nothings is really no big deal!

@shibham (16977)

• India

25 Jun 10

Very true. But i think that eastern culture should be liberal as western to some extend. What is the benefit to be conservative. None, even its creating huge distance betweem man to woman, right? Thanks. Have a nice day.

@common_man (1799)

• India

23 Jun 10

i will take it easily, but not my society.

@shibham (16977)

• India

25 Jun 10

Thanks that u are something different than your society like me. Great day always.

@dreamkeeper (455)

• United States

23 Jun 10

To me,where i come from saying i love you is that it is an intimate word to say.TO me it my husband and my family who can say i love to me.If you will say i love to me and i do not know you i will slap your face coz its kinda rude and informal to say.

@shibham (16977)

• India

26 Jun 10

no friend, i shall never say you that sentence as my cheek is soft and it cant endure a slap. sorry. take care.

@Jessica37 (63)

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24 Jun 10

of course I could accept this sentence ,but it’s totally different from my beloved says~

@shibham (16977)

• India

26 Jun 10

yeah. thats really a great voice. i appreciate it. thanks for dropping by. take care and have a nice day.

@christiana81 (717)

• Romania

23 Jun 10

If you sauy to me I will not belive it. But it happens to me to someone tell me without even meet me. To love someone you have to know him.Is my idea that love is a deep feeling.

@shibham (16977)

• India

25 Jun 10

Christiana. So u too believe that this sentences should be used to our beloved ones? It should not be used in friendship even a close one? Waiting for your reply? Take care.