Explanation why i love you

It means that I want to grow old with you and still call you perfect even when your wrinkles start to show. My love for you will never end. So when I say that to you, please believe me. And when you are ready to say it back to me, only say it when you truly mean it. Only say it when you believe in me too. These words are for us all. Beyond Worthy , by Jacqueline Whitney.

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More From Thought Catalog. For couples in long-term relationships, love means loyalty and commitment but for college students in the center of their first real relationship, love may feel messy and complicated. In the hopes of coming to a more collective understanding of love, we asked 10 people in different stages of their relationship to explain what love means to them.

Love is having a companion, best friend, lover, partner, sounding board, cheerleader, advisor, and cuddle buddy through every avenue in the journey of life. But, it must be mutual.

If a particular area is lacking on either side of the relationship, it makes it unideal and unhealthy. Each person understands the commitment they are making to the other person.

Being there for someone is what a real relationship needs. If you put in that extra effort for someone that can reciprocate it, love can be the greatest feeling one can ever feel. Hence, love helps us to bring each other more fully into existence. It means, "I offer you love, and nothing that is not love. When you say "I love you" to someone, you are saying, "I am grateful for you" and "I am grateful to you.

You are saying, "Thank you for loving me" and "Thank you for seeing me" and "Thank you for accepting me" and, as the old lyric goes, "Thank you for letting me be myself. It is by our undivided relatedness with each other that we experience our loveability.

Saying "I love you" means "I am committed to you" and "I am committed to us. You are not waiting for the relationship to sparkle or to improve before you commit to it. You are not playing it safe.

You are not wearing a mask. You are not just trying to get something. You are really here, and this relationship really matters to you. An I Love You Inquiry really can transform our relationship to love and to each other. One final thought: Every time you feel moved to say "I love you," it is because you recognize that "love is here.