How Seriously Do You Say Love?

[Oblivion]

How serious are you when you say 'I love you'?
I know a lot of people just throw it around, like it's just a greeting almost.
What do you think?
Is it reserved for your closest friends and lover?
Or if someone does you a favor do you shout out 'I love you!' as they are walking away?

[Vicarious]

If I mean it, I say it. Simple as that.

Only a few close friends, my girlfriend, and family are loved right now.

[theOperaGhost]

I've never said it to a "lover" and meant it (sorry if you ever read this). I honestly don't know if that love exists, because I don't think it does.

I actually can't remember the last time I said I love you to a family member.

I do say it to my closer friends both online and in real life quite often though.

[Halibut]

well i say it to my close friends and when im in a relationship and i feel i am truely in love then i say it. but it takes alot for me to get there and be able to say it. but when i first went out with guys and they told me they loved me i said it back because they said it. but i dont do that anymore! i hate being told they love me too early in a relationship!

[AllThatIsLeft]

i dont say i love you unless i mean it. i will not say i love you to a guy i'm going out with unless i trully love them.

my friends, of course i love, so they get the treatment more often.

of course i have my moments when i'm really greatful, and i will go "OMG i love you" .. but that is a given for everyone i think.

[BuryYourFlame]

I say it to my girlfriend and mean it, and say it to my friends and mean it, the people who i do say it to know in which way i mean it (i.e. romantically/friend)

[Zephyr]

I have a hard time even saying 'I love you' to family members.
I have an easier time saying it to friends though,
But I don't say it to just anybody, I'm conserving of it.

[Θάνατος]

There are also different degrees of love too.

There the love or passion you have for doing sports, singing school work etc...

There is the love you have for your family members.

The love you have for your friends.

The love you have for your special people in your life.

The love that you have for your significant other.

There is the unconditional love that a parent has for their child.

Love is conditional on a lot of things but love is an emotion that is often taken too lightly.

[Mzor203]

I have never said it to anyone outside my family (And the last time that happened was yeeeeeeeears ago). I mostly say it when I'm joking around I guess. It probably isn't a good thing, but oh well. Gotta earn my love. :P

[Kaleidoscope Eyes]

I never say it unless I mean it. There are times when someone will say something funny or awesome and I'll just be like, "Dude. I love you," but I think those times it's understood that it means something more like, "you rox my neon sox." If I really say I love someone though, as a friend or otherwise, I don't like to say it unless I feel it.

[AutumnDae]

I never say it unless I mean it. There are times when someone will say something funny or awesome and I'll just be like, "Dude. I love you," but I think those times it's understood that it means something more like, "you rox my neon sox." If I really say I love someone though, as a friend or otherwise, I don't like to say it unless I feel it.

Exactly me. :)

I say it to my friends a lot of the time.

I don't think I've ever said it in a relationship. Hmm, there were "Aww, you're so sweet! I love ya!"

That brings up my views that there is a huge difference between 'Love ya' and 'I love you.'

[Underground_Network]

My friends and I fool around sometimes and we throw around the words "I love you" sometimes, but in all seriousness I only say "I love you" to my mom and well I'd say I love you to a girl if I got really close to her or if I found her extremely attractive (physically, emotionally, etc... Not just physically)...

[Kaleidoscope Eyes]

That brings up my views that there is a huge difference between 'Love ya' and 'I love you.'

Exactly. In the beginning of our relationship, when Christy and I were mutually attracted to each other but not really treating it like a romantic relationship, I'd often type, "love ya" when I'd sign out, or say it on my mic when I was leaving. The first time I actually said, "I love you," though it was a big deal because he knew it meant something different.

[Gumleaf]

love is an interesting thing. i think its easier to say it to friends then anyone else. like, i love my parents and sister, they know it, but i rarely say it. but with my close friends, i'll say it all the time and mean it. its my close friends, being real life or online that see me at my best and worst. the connection i have with those special people is a true love friendship. in relationships, with my first gf i didn't say those words for a while. it was different with joanne, because we aere already good friends. the bottom line is, love is different in its context, but if i say it to someone, its from the heart and i mean it and its because that person is special to me.

[Atonement]

How serious are you when you say 'I love you'? Very
I know a lot of people just throw it around, like it's just a greeting almost.
What do you think? I see no problem if you genuinely love them
Is it reserved for your closest friends and lover? Nope.
Or if someone does you a favor do you shout out 'I love you!' as they are walking away? lol... funny stuff. Yuppers

I dont think there is enough love in the world, so I try to spread it. I do my best to show my love for all people. Really, there are few people that I hate. It takes a good deal for me to hate someone. Its part of my own personal beliefs that love needs to be spread, so I spread it as much as possible. Especially among comfortable friends you can talk to, I will actually say it.

[Talia]

I think I say 'I love you' to people too much, and lately I started thinking it's not just a word to be thrown around. I'm trying to cut back on it.

[japanman]

Love is very confusing for me

I consider my family very close, even if i dont like soem of them. So for me if i say your like a brother or sister then i consider you a very good friend and someone i will protect with my life. But for a relationship i wouldnt say family id say something that has morelove.

love in general is confusing to me >.<

[TigerLily]

I say I love you quite a lot to my family, my friends sometimes but not as much although I do love my close friends. I think some people say I love you too much, but at the same time I think its sad when some people don't say it enough, like when parents don't tell their kids that they love them. When I say I love you to someone I do mean it though - I don't like to say it 'randomly' because love is a powerful word. Hope that makes some sense :)

[Destiny&Desire]

I don't exactly throw it around to anyone, because some people just don't deserve my love (haha!)

Sometimes if someone has done something nice for me which I appreciate I'll be like "Awww thanks, love ya!", but I don't always mean it.

I've said it and thought I meant it, but I think I've only ever truly meant it once.

[Antares]

Umm, it depends on the situation and my tone but generally its just thrown out there

[IAMWILL]

I only say it to my special someone that I love! :D

[Reks]

Okay mhmm just want to say one thing but first:Hi Kaleidoscope eyes.

Now As for the "L" Word I really have only said it to the one In the mirror.. Mhmm I am Sort of Anti Social I guess.. You had me at Option 1:Never have said it,except nothing.

Halfway through of course..But I might say it to this One Girl I like except. I do not know what to say or even if I should attempt pickup lines. I think it is possible she likes me too maybe cause she was sending signals about it,though she seemed shy.

[DarkWingedAngel]

I only say it to people that deserve my love like my gf and mom
anyone else if i say i love them then im most likely drunk or stoned

[fizzy_lemonade]

i only ever say it to my very best friend who i really do love (in a friend-y way, not romantic way).
and i am very serious when i say it to him.
he says it to me too, but he fancies me so i don't know if he means it differently to how i do when i say it to him =/

hmm.... don't think any of that made any sense!!!!

xx

[OnlyByTheNight.]

I only say i love you to my gran, dad and 2 best friends!! I dont say it unless i really really mean it!

[The Resurrected One]

Well I say it to those I have a strong attraction and have strong feelings for. And I do feel like I mean it.

They don't give two shits in return though.

[INFERNO]

I say "i love you" to certain people because it's socially acceptable and in some cases, encouraged. Besides, they're just petty words, if you love the person, you're not going to just say "i love you". That shows nothing. If you do something for them, then it can show you love them. Saying "i love you" carries the same weight as saying "you're a pile of shit". The meanings are different but it's the same weight: simple words that people get all hyped up about saying or hearing.

Or, I say it to someone if I want something or I like something of the person. If they get all happy about it or get all sad or whatever else, that's not my fault, it's theirs.