Are the words, I Love You, used too often?

I think the words I Love you are said often enough but used incorrectly.When said to a family member or close friend it has real meaning,but when said to a lover or spouse it loses meaning to many times and thats sad.Does any one truly understand the words? If they did, I think there would be alot less divorce in this world.

I agree and I add phrase "Oove u " is missused very often . For me yes i use it but not so often

I haven't said those immortal words for so long, that I've forgotten what they truly meant. In actual fact I can't remember the last time I ever said it, if at all, sounds sad I know, but I guess I've never really truly loved anyone and to me the words have to mean something, otherwise why say them? If you don't mean them, don't say them, after a while if you keep saying it to someone, then it loses it true meaning and they become just empty words. People use this phrase an excuse to make up to their partner. How often have you heard about a man hitting his wife so badly then afterwards he says to her 'I love you' and everything is alright again? Love is precious and love is very very rare, don't abuse it.

Well there is this irony , those whom you do not want to utter these words use it a lot, while the special in your life is reluctant to use the words and is a miser in using the words.

Well this is probably going to sound really cliched, but my man and I always say "I love you" to each other every night before we go to sleep. We decided a long while ago that we would never let the sun go down on an argument, and we would always tell each other how we felt, and almost 20 yeas down the line we still stick to that guideline!!

It can be very overused to the point where it doesn't mean anything. I never say it unless I mean it.

I think some peopel may overuse it. And some not enough. Sometimes it is nice to hear the words out of the clear blue sky. And not just because someone has done something for you or you have done something for them.

Hmm .. according to most folks I meet they are often not said anywhere near enough .. Personally I need to feel loved in return before I am willing to say theose three little words .. but I can 'love' people even if I am not going out with them .. I have a best friend I 'love' very much .. and I can and do say it .. but the 'love' is that of a best pal or sibling .. I always find it quite amazing that three tiny words can mean so much .. can take so much time for someone to utter .. and can change the course of the rest of our lives .. even change the course of history ... "I love you" ... who'd have thought so much rested on those three little words ...

I think a lot of people say those words when they really don't mean them. But a lot of us are guilty of that, myself included. I think though that if you truly mean it when you tell someone you love them, then there is no way you could say it too often. You should say it as much as possible, but only if you really mean it. I tell my parents I love them every day and I tell my friends that. And also a bunch of little kids.

I think so longs as its genuine its fine to say it i tell my children and hubby all the time ! If the children are behaving badly i tell them i don't like the way they are behaving but i still love them. Sometimes people need to know love is unconditional. I think the more love we generate the more love we receive

I feel that the words 'i love you' aren't used enough. People don't feel loved much anymore, because no one takes the time to tell them. we need to tell our loved ones that we love them more often

Not often enough I guess. Now, if we weed out the times when it was misused, then I guess these instances of real expression is very rare. I think we can only speak for our own selves, but this question should be taken by each one of us who comes across this thread as a serious opportunity for self-reflection: have you said "I love you" often enough... and sincerely enough? :) cheers!