Is it just me or does it seem that when someone says "love you" they really don't mean it. But when someone says "I love you" they do mean it. Can that one little letter "I" make a big difference? What do y'all think?

itgurl16 said:

"I" makes a big difference.

It's the same to me.

Depends on how its being said, like in "i have to get off the phone now.....see you later...love you!"...gotta gooooo

I can lie when I say "I love you" if it gets me what i want!







just kidding!

NDRU said:

I have (rather drunkenly) orgnoted "I love you" to someone and they replied "luvs ya too" not the same thing

that I does make a diff I believe. When I'm mad at my boyfriend..even though I do love him I say 'love u' just to piss him off lol

I'm glad y'all agree because "love ya/you" basiclly means "I like ya! Ur ok to be around with. But would I jump in front of a train for ya?? Absolutely NOT!" I belive adding the letter "I" means "I love you, I care about you. You're someone I trust. I would die for u! I'm always there for you."

Sweeny79 said:

same here.

itgurl16 said:

Sometimes!

Depends!



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ZombieKitten said:

I bet I know who it was...and no not nearly the same thing

Love is Love

I know the depth by Who says it instead of how they word it

itgurl16 said:

HAHAHAH
Same here.
Theres A HUGE difference.

Theres also a difference between
Love YA
and
Love YOU.

[Edited 9/12/06 13:12pm]

Mach said:

It may depend upon who's saying...There are some in which you know that they both mean the same thing. But usually, "love you" is used instead of "I love you" so that the intimacy is de-emphasized.

Put another way, I could say "love you" to pretty much anyone because it holds a myriad of meanings and is appropriate in a variety of circumstances...but I could never say "I love you" to just anyone...its meaning seems to be far more specific.

luv4all7 said:

love youa

Byron said:

not really...it's one less word/reference yer dropping outta there. i don't necessarily have to hear the "i" in front of it in order to understand what the meaning is.

Byron said:

I hear what you are saying... it's more casual to say "love you" but I don't think saying it one way or another takes anything away from the sentiment.
But then again I only say I love you or Love you to people when I really mean it...so maybe that's why I feel that way.

how did woody allen put it..?....
I more then love you...I luff you!

purplerein said:

love youa too.

luv4all7 said:

What about "Love ya!" and "I love ya!"?

Justin1972UK said:

I love ya upstairs neighbors!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

At that point, though, you're talking about individual people and how they communicate, not the overall effect/meaning of "love you" compared to "I love you". Putting the importance on the number of words instead of the words themselves--saying "it's just one less word"--de-emphasizes the importance of the words themselves which are being used. Under that logic, "I hate you" and "I love you" mean the exact same thing because afterall, it's just a one-word difference...

purplerein said:

I bloody don't love them!

Justin1972UK said:

Nah, they're pretty much the same amount of lovingness but in different circumstances.

I Love ya, is like
Awwwww, you just said something really pathetic and I feel bad for ya and don't know what to say besides, AWWWWW I LOVE YA.

LOVE YA is like I'm gettin off the phone / walkin out the door now. LOVE YA.

YA is for friends you love, not IN LOVE with. Thats LOVE YOU.

you say "I love you" when you're trying to get some ass
you say "love you" on the way out the door

Sweeny79 said:

That's more than likely true, for both sides of the argument... ...I can say "love you" to a variety of people in a variety of circumstances...I also will say "love you" when I want to make sure not to communicate something romantic...yet if I'm involved with someone I can say either because I know already that they'll know, and vice versa.

However, if I'm in love with someone and I'm unsure if they feel the same way back, they're refusal to say "I love you" conveys yet another meaning to me...it definitely seems as if they're purposefully de-emphasizing anything intimate to get across the point "I love you...but I don't LOVE you"...lol

Byron said:

meh. i ain't quite the romantic type as it is, so that's why i said what i said. the person who sez the words holds more credence for me. s'always how it's been with me. dunno exactly how to explain that, but hey...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I think, then, that you and I said the same thing...lol ...The words can be overridden by who is saying it. If I were involved with someone who I knew loved me and preferred saying "Love you" instead of "I love you", I'd be perfectly content...too many ways of "saying" they love me other than just words, and I would hardly need them to insert the "I" to feel loved and appreciated. It's only when you're unsure how someone feels about you that it becomes a significant difference.

There's no right or wrong here. When I'm walking out of her house, my mother will peek her head out the door, wink, and say "Love ya". And obviously, I know she means genuine love. My dad and I say "Love you" at the end of each phone conversation no matter what. And it's obviously meant truly, each time.

I don't remember the last time I've said "I love you" to anyone. The word means too much to me to tell just anyone.