I want to tell you I love you...but I never say that.

[Katydid]

We have been dating over a year...

I waited until we had been dating 6 months to drop the "I Love You" bomb....

A few weeks later in a seemingly extremely emotional moment he said: "I want to tell you I Love You...but I never say that."

I have said "I love you" twice since....

Nothing from him...just "I REALLY like you."

He acts consistently like he is CRAZY about me... what is wrong with this man?

P.S. We are older ...non- teenage people. Both married/divorced before.

[Boisdevie]

Perhaps he's just scared. It happens.

[HeartIsAching]

Perhaps he's a bit gun-shy.

Or, maybe he doesn't love you.

Or possibly he doesn't like feeling like he's being pressured into it.

[vashti]

I know a lot of women care about hearing the words. As for me, I have always cared more about seeing the behavior.

[The Nice Guy849]

from my own personal experiences, saying *I love you* to a girl HAS to have meaning behind it(otherwise i dont even bring it up), and that means getting attached.......

[Katydid]

Thanks everyone! He does talk about us in the future tense quite often...even paints a picture of us being old together. I do believe he is gun-shy and I should just pay more attention to his actions than his words.

[xxazurexx]

Hmmm, well we apparantly all speak a love language. Some show love through words, showing affection, giving of gifts, etc. I'm a person who likes to hear it. Not all the time, occasionally would do.

In fact that is one thing that pissed me off about my ex husband. He'd always buy things for me (his way of showing love), yet possessions mean sweet eff all to me and I'd much rather hear 'I love you'....or even an affectionate hug would do.