"I LOVE YOU" is a statement, not a question.

I admit it is not a question but if someone who close to you telling you that phrase, you owe to him/her a response even though it is not a question. It is a statement but full of power to get your attention and push your feeling to response to it. I think no problem to reply or not but best thing is to reply...

This can be both a statement and a question because if you ask yourself or the person you love then its a question but if you say that you love that person then its a statement which is justify as logical...

Absolutely! Saying those 3 words is not asking or waiting to be acknowledge. If someone we love responses and say the same word...that's a bonus. But expressing those 3 words is our free will,without expecting an answer or reply. jaiho®

Before I said to my current partner that I love him it took me all year. My previous relationship wasn't happy at all and I was scared to make any statement. First time I said that I love my partner when he was very sick and I was scared that I will loose him and he will never know what I feel. That was very scary but very magical moment :)

I remember someone told me those 3 words and was looking at me like I was some coke in a vending machine ready to drop. I just said "well, thank you", after that he left and didn't even walk me home. Haha.

but people so love to hear back an "iloveyou too"... so, automatically, it's not a question, but it needs to be answered.. one of the many cases of phrases that needs answers, even without it being delivered by the person as question.... and on vice versa, even the person who said that would expect for an answer, right? how would you even feel saying those words without any answer???

"I love you" is a statement, but I think some people expect an answer because if there is no response to that statement it's awkward. The person starts to wonder if the other person feels the same way about them. If there is no response then people tend to assume that the other person does not feel the same way. It's hard to put yourself out there and I guess it hurts when you don't get a response after professing your love for someone. A response doesn't necessarily have to be a verbal answer, but I'm sure there will be a response regardless. It could be a pause, awkward silence, a kiss, or the person saying I love you back, or I don't feel the same way. All of these are responses to the statement, and they all can be interpreted different ways.

"I LOVE YOU" is a very encourage statement meaning different things for each individual human being. Love can be interpreted in as many ways as there are human being living on Planet Earth.

Hmmm ya its a statement not a question. Next time i will not expect to hve a respond when i say that magic word. Thanks :-)

Yeah.. It's not a question though but it needs a reply, I guess. When someone tells a person "I love you", he/she hopes for an answer. I think, there are sentences or phrases that may not sound like a question but it needs a reply. How about when somebody tells you, "come on, let's eat!" It's not a question, right? But it does need an answer. Anyway, if someone says "I love you" to you, you can answer it with whatever that goes to your mind.. But of course, as humans, we are considering the others feelings. So, we better be careful of our responses. :) Have a nice day! :)

I think we expect an answer because to say "I love you" is very personal and can potentially change a relationship for better or for worse. Even though it is technically not a question it would be like telling your best friend a very deep, emotional, sad story that you haven't told anyone else about your childhood and they don't respond at all. You would feel very vulnerable and would wonder why you told them in the first place. You wanted feedback, you wanted affirmation and acceptance. You never asked "What do you think about such and such?" but it is implied. And the same goes with "I love you" it is implied that you give some response if you feel the same way. At least the first time you say "I love you" to someone you want some recognition and some sense of how they feel as well some confirmation to make sure you are on that same page and the relationship is equal. Even if the answer isn't "I love you,too" as a response at least a hug, kiss, smile, or simply saying "I'm not sure" is a hell of a lot better than standing there with no response at all. In everyday speech we imply a question all the time without saying a question. When someone says "thank you" you reply "your welcome". When someone says "my boyfriend just dumped me" you console your friend with kind words. That is what you do for the people you care for you read between the lines and answer the questions that are asked as well as the questions that are implied.

I love you is not a question to be answered by the loved one but rather it is a deepest expression of one's heart. For this the boy or a girl need not respond compulsarly as if it is a very serious thing to be note of, rather, think of the greatness of love and its values where the feeling of love just takes you to the heavens. Today the expressions of love have taken many wrong paths and going to the extent of spoiling the boy or a girl.

yes I agree with that. I love you is a statement. it is not a question that needs to be answered. Maybe you should ask first when saying I love you if you don't know the answer.

Hi Knight! I had a mixed reaction to this. On one hand, for me, "I love you" is a statement; you're putting your emotions out there. But another part of me believes that saying "I love you" would mean expecting a response (just like any other form of communication). I don't know, that's just me putting my opinion out... :)

Yes. it is a statement of your position.