Saying "I love you" too much is meaningless?

[GhostProject]

I disagree; love is about how much you can give, not how much you can take. True love, that is. However, with a lot of people, there is merit to this post.

Some people grow accustomed to saying it habitually and use it in commonplace of goodbye, for instance. Others still claim it holds the same value every time.

Like Crossroads here. It's not the words that matter per se, it's in how you say them and the feeling behind it.


My girlfriend and I say it quite often, and it's still very fresh to us despite being together for over over 4 years now. But we both say it with pride and take the phrase itself quite serious. It's very special to have somebody's love and just because it's expressed often doesn't have to decrease it's value.

In my experience, at least with the early stages, love is a political game. Not necessarily about taking, but about not giving and holding and playing your cards at the right time. If both can get the other into a state of desiring more from the other, then a relationship ensues.

Of course, I can't say I've known love where both sides perpetually give equally, or where "giving" (or let's say for the purpose of the thread, saying I love you *too much*) doesn't eventually end in a diminished interest by one or eventually both parties. This is from someone who hasn't experienced the popular view of "true love" however, so take that as you will.

If you have found otherwise, then that is great. I have a pretty bleak view of it.

 

[Vapid]

Saying "I love you" too much will lessen the effect of it. Eventually, it'll become as dull as a "Good morning" or "Hello".