@auroraberry411
For me, “I love you” is declarative, intentional. “Love you” is more casual, a reminder. Using “Love you” doesn’t take away from the love you/they feel, it just allows the expression of love and appreciation without wearing out the power of “I love you”. I use both with anyone I feel love and care towards in any way.
@carolinehead8165
‘So, if I say Marry Me?’ ‘Yes’ ‘Yes, I will’ Lmao you can tell she really wnated that engagement , eh? So cute
@AB-jm9wx
The “I” in “I love you” makes it more personal than just “love you”
@andreabennerakaandi9256
My thing is “love you” and “love ya”. You is for close family and people you REALLY love and respect. Ya is for friends and people you care for, but in a different way.
@A_9602
Love you is like friendship, close friends and I love you means you love them so much you want to be with them for a long long time
@jamesbarragan9560
"Love you" is a statement "I love you" is a declaration
@ace.fury.
"Love you" is more passive, and "I love you" has more intent, arguably more impact. Easy way to tell the difference: Look into your SO's eyes and saying the two phrases. You can feel the differences of meaning. The real question: Can saying "love you" count as the first "I love you"?
@TerriJoeIsMySpiritAnimal
I agree they are different cause I say “love you” to my friends as like a friendly/buddy thing but “i love you” is directed towards my partner
@diskeyes
If my partner just said “love you” I would immediately spiral into a pit of anxiety and self doubt.
@novaistired6974
"love you" is more passive. it has the same meaning as "i love you", but less impact. "love you" is what i say to my mom every night when she passes my room on the way to bed. i say it without thinking about it, it's a casual reflex to hearing her footsteps. "i love you" is something i say very rarely, bc it feels much more direct and impactful. i say "i love you" on birthdays and mother's day, bc the added directness of the "i" makes it feel like a more emotional interaction than a simple "love you". granted, i'm using my mother as an example and you are engaged, so the relationship is different, but i think the sentiment still applies
@laradegabriele5697
I love you and ily are very different too. Wording matters.
@Domo69420
I AGREE WITH HER. The I part in "I love you" just feels so much more intimate
@tonyfullmer2391
She's right. The I makes it more personal amd genuine.
@maybeimgraciee
i love you comes from the heart, love you is just a statement
@smilehoya777
Basic explanation is that “I” part is VERY important because it shows your commitment to that I love you because “Love you” okay, WHO loves me? idk it just makes it so much better 🤭
@PattieLenn68
She’s on point…
@carmaiello3786
I agree. Love you, and I love you are different
@Sophie-dd5xr
“I love you” is deeper than “love you.” I agree with her.
@heyitsari6821
I agree they are different but it’s an unexplainable kind of “different” I love you just means a lot more to the person
@zozoburg33