What if you say I love you, but he/she doesn't say it back?
By maclanis
@maclanis (2406)
Belgium
October 7, 2010 11:07am CST
Imagina this: You have a boyfriend or girlfriend, and you've dating for a while now. You say I love you because you feel that the time is right and you actually do love him/her, but he/she doesn't say it back. How would you react? What would you do? Would you just ignore this or say or do something about it?
I would feel kind of humiliated I guess, but I would think that he's probably not ready to say it yet. Maybe I would ask if he doesn't love, and will never love me at all, because if that's the case there's no point in contueing the relationship.
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15 responses
@afarrell1 (258)
• United States
7 Oct 10
do you not have access to a full keyboard or do you just feel like giving everyone an headache with the txt speak.
@mods196621 (3652)
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
I only say I love you to the man I love that i know he will say it back to me. I need to feel confident first before i say these words or else if not I am sure be humiliated in front of him.. Then if I know He really love me too I'll always tell to him these magic words "i love you." But if he doesn't care about it well I'll never to say it again and for sure he will never hear me saying this again from my mouth. This 3 simple words is meaningful for me.
@shaggin (72242)
• United States
8 Oct 10
Well it might be d to tell someone you love them and have them not say it back but if they truly dont feel the same way I wouldnt want them to tell me they loved me unless they in fact did love me. I dont say I love you unless I am absolutely sure I do. I remember he first night my husband and I spent together when we started dating he told me he loved me. I told him it was to early to say that and that I did not love him. Even now that he is my ex and its 9 years later he says he still meant what he said that night.
@SimpleBB (1329)
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
I've been in a relationship for couple of years. I'm not used of saying I Love you even he's very vocal saying the words. Probably, I believe that it's only words anyone can utter in any occasion. So I don't given much time in analyzing it. Maybe for some, it can assure them of their relationship. For me, I believe that we can feel it even without saying the words, though there are times we want to hear it from them. Saying I love you is easy to utter especially if they're only forced to say it because of a certain situation or to please us. There are people who are more demonstrative through action rather than words, so it is the feeling of love that matters for me.
@starlight_starbright (810)
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
i don't say it for i kow he would say it back! lol!
@brean_rhea (176)
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
i will just ignore and let the situation pass by, but it will be marked on my mind and heart that there is something wrong with our relationship....
@switpickle (83)
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
It would be humiliating and awkward. Like you, I would probably talk to him about it. If he's not yet ready or if he has feelings for me or not. With my first boyfriend, I was actually the one who said that I didn't know if I loved him or not. I was still confused by what "love" (in boyfriend-girlfriend situations) really meant. But he waited, and we've been together for five years now.
@strawberrychocodahi (4818)
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
Hmmm, no response at all? is that person a stone or just deaf? well, obviously a person who cannot response back to what you said is really not interested at all. I haven't heard anyone say that it was just shyness .
If you love a person, you can know definitely in their action. Action should speak louder than words but it is also important to hear to that person to say those magical words. Saying I love you is very important. If you think he/she cannot utter those words, you will also have doubts in your heart.
Just let it go, it will never be worth if a person is not able to say or express his/her feelings towards you. There is no point also to continue the relationship if you two are just joking and worst pretending.
@maclanis (2406)
• Belgium
8 Oct 10
Well, I'm not saying that he/she doesn't respond at all. I'm just saying when you say I love you, the following words coming out of his/her mouth aren't 'I love you too'. He/she might say something like 'I care a lot about you' or 'Thank you'.
Some people are scared of saying I love you too soon, so I can understand if they do not respond to the 'I love you' you uttered in the way you expected. And there can be doubts in the heart, but that doesn't mean that eventually you will in fact know you love someone.
@eurekafemme (5876)
• Philippines
7 Oct 10
If I were that person, I'll be surely hurt and humiliated, too....
What could be worse than not being unreciprocated for the affection you are offering.But, give him the benefit of the doubt. Women are too emotional and they could fall easily in love with a man but in the case of the latter it is different.
They don't want or they feel threatened (Scared, perhaps) when the woman is the one who is proposing first. Since, it takes time for them to process their emotions they could be in doubt saying that words back to the woman but once they are so sure of themselves, they don't mind saying it over and over again even if their partners are not saying those words back to them.
So, give the man some time to evaluate his feelings first. Do not hurry and do not push him to the edge. If you can not wait, then, very well, ask him upfront and prepare for his answer. :)
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
8 Oct 10
You can't force someone to say these words. Even if they don't say them back does not mean that they don't want to. These words need to come freely and from the heart. If you arent ready to say them, they shouldn't be pushed into doing so.
@afarrell1 (258)
• United States
7 Oct 10
I had it happen. My husband initially when I declared I love you said "I care deeply for you too"..... how corny! I stood there for a good three minutes with my mouth hanging open. But I got over it and just kept on saying it because it was a true expression of my feelings, and I told him this - he didn't have to say it back and that's ok, but it was how I felt. After a couple of weeks he finally said it to. And after ten years now we still say it every day.
@mvillagomeza (2)
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
It doesn't matter if he or she will love you in return. That's the moment that your love will be put into test. How long can you persist or wait until the time the one you love will respond to it. Love is not about possessing someone or gaining something in return to what you give.
@kodukodu84 (1569)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 10
Being a woman, I never said these words before the guy in all my past or current relationship, so it is quite hard to imagine if I said I love you to the guy and he just didn't say anything back :D
But if yes that ever happened to me, then I think maybe I will just look at his face with blank look. Then I will just be silent after that. I would maybe think, maybe I just said it at the wrong time, and that he is just not ready to say it. And maybe he was quite shocked that I said I love you so he didn't know just what to say when he heard me saying that who knows, especially as I said he wasn't ready.
If he didn't run away straight away from me after saying I love you to him, then I guess it was fine to say sorry, and admit I was just too impatient lol :D
@jmayangcoF (279)
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
for ,,me ,, he doesn't lover me,.,. and i think he insults me,,.. and maybe ,,,, he is just shy to response me,.,.,.,.. or i think it is so hurt for me,.,.,. i hope in the time if i have a bf ,, he is not like that to me,.,.,
@clash_111 (93)
• Philippines
7 Oct 10
In the case that we are just dating, being a girl i will not or never say it first to a guy.. I will wait for him to say it to me and i will still let him wait for another time to respond him back..
But in case it happen, which i will never do..hehe.. That will be so humiliating. Maybe the next time he would ask me to go on date i will not come or make any excuse and let him realize the feeling i have for him..