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When is it ok to say I love you? WHEN YOU TRULY LOVE THE PERSON YOURE WITH. There is no time limit; there is no too early, or too late. There is no pressure. There is no lying. There is no trying not to hurt your partner. There is no anything to consider if you truly love someone. If after alot of soul searching you decide that you truly love someone tell them. Its just a matter of knowing for sure that you love them. I feel so many people cheapen the word love by saying it when they dont really feel it. The whole point in having a long term relationship is to fall in love and have a happy life with them. Why shouldn't you let them know your feelings? Having said this I would also like to point out that you shouldn't tell someone you love them until you are absolutely sure you do. This is the hard part. Knowing you really are in love. Especially for young people, who are new to relationships. They expect to find love straight away. This leads to people saying "I love you" when they dont truly love someone. Its more being in lust, or being infatuated. The number of CC members who have told stories about falling for somebody who turned out to be a total creep after a short time proves this. How to avoid this? Don't try to fall in love for the sake of being in love. You will only end up hurting the other person and yourself. If a girl (or guy) is asking you if you love them after just a few months, then chances are they are in love with the idea of being in love- not actually in love with you. Avoid being blinded by infatuation. Take your time with someone and just let a relationship flow. Try not to let lust rule it as it can easily make you think you love that person. Try not to let infatuation at being with someone new take over, as this will do the same thing. Both lust and infatuation are what first occurs when you enter a new relationship and they are often mistaken for love. They will also mask a persons faults and make you blind to the fact you may not be suited to them. And once the lust or infatuation wears off you will look at your partner and say "What did I ever see in that person?" Sound familiar? How can you tell if its true love? I would say to be sure its true love, let at least a year go by and see if your feelings are exactly the same as when you first met them. If that head over heels feeling is stronger and your time together has made you closer and more bonded then you most probably are in love. It would be then a good time to tell the other person you love them. And it doesn't have to be when they ask you. Make it one of those romantic, bonding moments when the time is just right and it comes naturally. Im sure the reward for waiting till you know its true love will make the time all the more sweeter.
"When I was a child I flew! Then as an adult- I watched others soar."
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