25 Beautifully Romantic Ways To Say ‘I Love You’

Why is it so difficult to say I love you sometimes? Or to be romantic, just for the sake of it? I don’t know if you’re like me, but I feel this unexplainable urge to be hopelessly romantic yet don’t always know how to express it in a way that feels right.

Anyway. Enough rambling.

Do you want to know what marriage and relationship experts agree on?

Not a whole lot.

They’re all constantly fighting with each other and everyone else about the right way to be in a relationship, and the right things to do, and the right things to say to each other.

However – there is one thing that the overwhelming majority of marriage experts agree on – and it’s this:

Saying ‘I love you’ to your partner is about as important as it gets.

It’s all about communicating your love and positive regard to your partner often. And not just often – but in different ways. Some people are confused whether their partner loves them… because they haven’t heard ‘I love you’ in the right way yet. Not everyone wants to hear ‘I love you’ in the same way. Some people are more affected by metaphor, some people by example, and some people by beauty or wit 

Love has a ton of crazy ways of expressing itself.

Whatever it is – the ways people like to hear ‘I love you’ are infinite.

Which is lucky for you… because there’s nothing that keeps the love and affection alive in a relationship like both partners firmly expressing love and commitment to each other – that really can make a relationship last forever .

So if you want to make sure to keep your relationship strong, and you want lots of different ways of expressing your love (like a note tucked in his briefcase, or a short text, or even a heartfelt love letter) , well, we’ve got you covered.

1. Every day I look at you and feel love and inspiration.

2. If I were spelling out my favorite thing in the world, it’d be spelled ‘ y-o-u‘.

3. I don’t even want to think about what life would be like without you.

4. Everything you do in my life adds to my happiness, subtracts from my sadness, and multiplies my joy!

5. I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives together.

6. Sometimes I can’t stop looking at you… you look too damn good.

7. You are the person I want to spend my life with – my soul mate.

8. I can’t believe how perfectly we were made for each other.

9. You are the sunshine in my day and the moonlight of my nights.

10. I just wouldn’t feel complete without you.

11. Everything about you turns me on.

12. I cherish you above anything else in my life.

13. I can’t believe how hard I’ve fallen for you.

14. You make my soul sing when you walk into a room.

15. I feel such powerful adoration for you and only you.

16. You are my treasure – the most precious thing in my life.

17. I love you more and more every day.

18. When I wake up, I’m smiling, because it’s another day with you.

19. I will never love another person with as much intensity as I love you.

20. How did you become the utterly amazing person that you are?

21. You are the best boyfriend/husband in the entire world.

22. I’m so excited that we have so much time to be with each other.

23. Every time I see you, you leave me breathless.

24. To you – the only person I will ever love.

25. I can’t say it enough – I love you more than anything.

What advice would you give the person dating your ex?

Enjoy your relationship for what it is. On the surface, he’s pleasant, and obviously very attractive. He will do nice things for you—thoughtful gifts, nice restaurants, vacations, etc. He has a compelling way about talking about the future soon after you get to know him. “One day, we’ll have a little cottage in the hills.” This will lull you into a false sense of security, and you’ll think that it’s headed somewhere—that you’re “the one”.

But there are a string of “the ones” who have heard the exact same thing. He has a schtick. In his defense, I don’t think that he intentionally does this to mess with women’s heads; he’s not evil. I do believe, however, that his upbringing was such that he didn’t learn to respect women as people and fellow human beings with distinct wants and needs. All women are the same to him, none of us unique. So while his compassion chip isn’t missing, it’s definitely in a state of malfunction.

He is not marriage material—he gets disillusioned too easily for stupidly superficial reasons. Think of him as the “fun” boyfriend, the Player Lite. He likes to do fun things. He likes it when things are fun. Fun. You’ll hear that word a lot. Beware of trying to communicate your needs, and be wary of becoming emotionally vulnerable in front of him. He is not good in a crisis. He’ll be there, but he won’t like being there. If you have a problem or crisis, it’s best not to share that with him, because he will perceive you as a burden.

Don’t get too emotionally invested, and don’t expect a happy-ever-after. Keep it simple and light, and adjust your expectations. He is an ideal man for a short-term romance. But I would suggest keeping yourself open to other options. Trust me, there are far better men out there if you’re looking for a serious life partner.

(Almost) Everyone has been in a relationship. And there’s a 50/50 chance that relationship will end. So, what tips do you have for the next person to fall for your ex’s charms?

Relationships end for all kinds of different reasons. One leaves another for someone better. Someone ends up having to move away. Or, the two are just simply not meant to be together. So when it comes to your previous relationships – what tips would you give or others when dating that person?

Maybe its to stay as far away from that psycho as possible! Or, that person should hold on to your ex as long as possible. (Maybe YOU made the mistake of letting that person go!) Either way, tell me what piece of advice you’d give when dating your ex.

"I Have Feelings for You,” Its Eight Different Meanings

This declaration of love has shades of meaning—and intention—very few realize.  Could there be any expression—on the surface, at least—more ambiguous than “I have feelings for you”? After all, there are literally 100s of feelings that, supposedly, this statement might allude to. Still, virtually all of us would agree that such an emotional declaration routinely implies fervid feelings of love. Unless, that is, it doesn’t. Before writing this post, I explored several internet forums on this topic so I could examine what different respondents had to say about the meaning of this poignant expression. And the results of my informal “field study” turned out to be a lot less predictable—and far more suggestive—than I’d anticipated.

In any case, I determined that the various answers to this query fell into eight categories. So here they are: a brief digest of the miscellaneous meanings—and intentions—attributed to this popular, yet multi-layered expression.

1. Your friendship has blossomed into love. Several discussants claimed that the true intentions of the speaker were not always easy to grasp—as in, Is it love, or merely (or mostly) lust? But the consensus was that anyone uttering this line was expressing the desire (as one person on Quora put it) “to deepen the relationship’s intimacy . . . to find a way to become more . . . meaningfully engaged emotionally, as well as physically.” And doubtless, this is how the expression is most commonly used.What the words imply is a growing emotional attachment—a caring and concern transcending the (less complicated) friendship that the individual experienced before being overtaken by feelings considerably stronger . . . and unsettling. More than one internet commenter has sought to distinguish “I like you” from “I have feelings for you.” And what they sought to clarify was that “like” implies enjoying the other’s company, sharing common interests, or pleasurably engaging in the same activities.In distinct contrast, the expression “I have feelings . . .” implies a deeper attraction characterized by more serious—and intense—romantic feelings. A slightly different way of describing this is that the person saying (or confessing) these feelings has moved from what was previously felt.

2. You’re inviting your now beloved to have a romantic relationship with you. This closely related meaning of the expression might take the form of “Hey! I really like you, and I’d like us to start dating. . . . Are you interested?” [I hope, I hope!] In this situation, you’re not simply confessing your tender sentiments, you’re proposing—however indirectly—that the object of your affection return your burgeoning feelings.

3, You’re feeling a need to be cautious—not yet ready to commit yourself, or say “I love you.” Here you’re just beginning to lose your emotional equilibrium—“falling” helplessly in love with the one for whom your feelings have been steadily growing. Undoubtedly, the emotions you’ve been harboring, and are finally ready to admit, are those of soft-hearted warmth and tenderness. Yet these feelings also link to a substantially heightened sense of vulnerability. You ask yourself: “What if my feelings aren’t shared?” For abruptly discovering you’re in a one-sided affair could be extremely painful. So, in addressing the one you’ve come to cherish, you self-protectively—and assiduously—avoid employing that perilous word, love.

4. You’re without any hope that your love will be requited, but you just can’t resist disclosing it anyway. Sometimes the key motive driving you to confess “I have feelings for you” is simply to ease the profoundly felt burden of having to keep lovesick feelings all to yourself. The weight of your undeclared feelings may just have become so heavy, so oppressive, that from deep within you experience an irresistible urge to get them off your (so-enamored) chest.You may be all too aware that, for any number of reasons, the object of your adoration isn’t—and won’t be—available to you. For instance, he or she might be happily married to your best friend, or they might simply be too young, or old, for you. Nonetheless, you could experience an acute need to at least let the other person know how deeply you care about them—even as you realize that a loving relationship won’t, or can’t, ever materialize. (Talk about bittersweet!)

5. If you’re on the receiving end of this declaration, you’re trying—as gently as you know how—to inform the other person that you can’t return their amorous feelings. One of the saddest, though not uncommon, meanings that this expression can carry is when it’s followed by the word but—as in, “I have feelings for you, too, but . . . .” For here the other person's romantic sentiments aren't at all reciprocal. In such unfortunate situations, you want to let the infatuated person down as easy as possible. Since you like them, you want to respond kindly to minimize the emotional hurt of what they can’t help but take as rejection (see thefreedictionary.com on this “I have feelings” topic).

6. You may be in the warmest, most caring relationship—yet it’s still not love but friendship. Strong feelings of empathy, compassion, conviviality, companionship, etc. may be experienced as extremely rewarding, but may not equate to feelings of romantic love either. Might you ever have been in such a relationship? You could have the warmest regard for the other person but still your emotions couldn’t be described as amorous. Still, you might use this expression to express strong liking. 

7. You’re being indirect (or downright devious) in declaring an interest that's more lustful than loving. Several correspondents hinted at this, well, duplicity. Particularly with someone who possesses a strong sex drive, lust and love can get confused, or hopelessly entangled. And if you’re the recipient of such an “I have feelings for you” message and your b.s. antenna immediately starts signaling, then—unless you’re experiencing a similar libidinous pull—it’s best to decline this implicit proposition. As one discussant on Quora puts it: some people who use this expression “just want sex and see this as a good lead in,” adding prudently: “Just because someone SAYS ‘I have feelings for you’ doesn’t actually mean they [do]. Words are one thing . . . actions are something else.”

8. You might use this expression if, for any number of reasons, you decide to break up with your committed partner or boy/girlfriend, even though you still genuinely care about them. There’s an obvious paradox in this: Why would you want to end a relationship in which you’re still experiencing loving, attached feelings for the other?

But there are a host of explanations for this negative relationship decision, including crucial issues with incompatibility that can’t be rectified. For instance, you might feel that your life would be forever incomplete if you didn’t have children, and your partner (or prospective partner) is dead set against starting a family.

I’ll conclude with two final respondent quotes:

I never understood what “having feelings for someone” is and what it constitutes, and after a while, stopped trying to figure it out.