Can a friendly I Love You cause jealousy?

Sometimes, not all people are open minded with the phrase I love you. Some people that I know only use the word for their partner. For them it is romantic love, the phrase especially if it's for non-relative.

Heck yeah it causes problems. I think amongst a close group of friends that understand what they really mean by that term of endearment it's fine but as you say, people get partners that may not understand the bond and they get jealous.

I believe the partner has to be open-minded about the situation with friends saying "I love you". It's easier if the guy and the girl have common friends, that way there's really nothing to explain if the words were said to their common close friend. Otherwise, I still think it has to be explained.

i have your point coz you are friends but sometimes you have to know your limit,you can say that if you together or hanging out,,but you dnt have to say that in-front of his partner,, common sense,,,

I don't know...I can see if it causes problems in the person's marriage then why would you want to create problems? Situations do change where the other person they are with isn't comfortable in someone else telling their spouse they love them but if it bothers them that much they wouldn't even want a friend of the opposite gender, right? I know my husband wouldn't want anyone telling me "I love you" and as a matter of fact I wouldn't really want a woman telling him that either. I don't mind having opposite friends but as long as I felt number one in the trio.

They say that wives of male friends will always feel jealous with their husband's female friends, especially those who they feel closest to their husbands. it could have been okay to utter those words, it's a good way to express how much do we care for our friends, and there are also some things that we got used to and a hard habit to break. But if it will cause problems to your friend's marriage, then I think it will be better to practice not to say that anymore. Anyway, it is not about stopping doing things like that to please them, but in order for your friend not to have problems about it in the future. You can still show your care in the friendliest manner, one solution for that is to befriend your friends' wives too, and enjoy the additional friendship you may gain with them.