"i love you"- is it easy to speak out loud?

**Mars** · 06-02-2012 08:04 AM

everyone! thoughts?
i notice that when people say these words so easily in romantic context, especially in the beginning of the dating stage, mostly they are not sincere. Do you agree?

**Thomas60** · 06-02-2012 08:44 AM

If you don't love someone, why say it sincerely?

**Mars** · 06-02-2012 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by Thomas60

If you don't love someone, why say it sincerely?

So, that means " i love you"=" i wanna get into your pants." period?

**Thomas60** · 06-02-2012 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by Mars

So, that means " i love you"=" i wanna get into your pants." period?

If one only wanted to get into someone's pants, they could say 'I love you' sincerely, whether they wanted to commit or not.

**AbioticPrime** · 06-02-2012 10:01 AM

I guess there's a dichotomy between those who want to get into others pants and those who are constantly throwing up their immediate emotions with little regard to actuality.. and probably a mix of both somewhere in there as well.

Passing around I love yous as jokes is something of a cultural flavor where I'm from, but when kids/adults are serious about it "too soon" it usually falls under those two categories.

But then again, who's to say what "too soon" is? Idk, this is not my area of expertise, I have far too many questions.

**Enfpleasantly** · 06-02-2012 10:50 AM

I say "I Love You" as easily as breathing when I say it to my Husband and kids, but I feel awkward saying it to anyone else.

I will text something like "Happy Anniversary to a wonderful couple! Love you guys!" to my close friends. I noticed it's easier for me to say it if I leave off the "I"...something about "love you" is easier than "I love you".

There are a few family members of mine who automatically say I love you when ending the phone call. I never say it first. I guess I just don't see the point in saying it after every conversation...they know I love them and I know they love me. However, if they say it first, I'll say "love you too"...again, leaving off the "I" haha!

**Transcendence** · 06-02-2012 10:57 AM

I don't say it at all,. Partly because I'm afraid the other person will think I'm lying and partly because I'm not "feeling it". If I'm not overwhelmed with a desire to say it, then I shouldn't bother.

I don't want to say it like "I love you", I want it to be more like "I LOVE YOU"

**MsBossyPants** · 06-02-2012 10:57 AM

Sorry, this is only version I could find. Yeesh ... it would be better if she could sing. lol

**shewhobabbles** · 06-02-2012 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by MsBossyPants

Sorry, this is only version I could find. Yeesh ... it would be better if she could sing. lol

Actually Audrey Hepburn's singing voice was dubbed for My Fair Lady, she did her own singing in Funny Face and Breakfast at Tiffany's though. Her voice was really quite lovely, it just didn't have the range or strength required for the Broadway level difficulty of My Fair Lady.

But as for the question, "I love you" is not something I say lightly at all, especially romantically. I do agree that someone saying it early in a relationship would probably strike me as insincere and/or creepy. I do say it to my friends rather a lot, but only because it's true.

**MsBossyPants** · 06-02-2012 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by shewhobabbles

Actually Audrey Hepburn's singing voice was dubbed for My Fair Lady, she did her own singing in Funny Face and Breakfast at Tiffany's though. Her voice was really quite lovely, it just didn't have the range or strength required for the Broadway level difficulty of My Fair Lady.

Yes. I know. Marni Nixon dubbed her in most of the songs in My Fair Lady. Audry Hepburn sang parts of some of the songs (In Just You Wait, she sang the first part. Marni Nixon dubbed the more difficult part that begins at 1:19) You can clearly hear the difference.

In the song I originally posted, that's Audrey Hepburn "singing".