"I Love You"

I know that some people feel that this term can be overused at times and others may get annoyed when they hear it too often.  Maybe people think that if you overuse it, it won't be genuine anymore.  I used to give in to this thought and my attitude was somewhere in the middle so I never felt strongly either way.  Until my latest realization about it all.

While some people don't say it too often to avoid losing the meaning, the person on the other end of that relationship may not be happy about that decision.  I'm trying to understand both sides of this idea, but have sort of come to this conclusion.  I feel that if someone says it constantly, it doesn't necessarily mean that it's not any less true just b/c it's repetetive.  I think it has to do with how the receiver views the bombardment of this affectionate term.  Maybe the people who avoid the term are just afraid that it won't SOUND genuine to the receiver.  When in fact, some of us like/need to hear it sometimes to just reassure ourselves for some reason.  It's hard to explain my thoughts on this topic clearly... and I don't understand my own personal need to hear it sometimes.  All I know is that eventhough I know that someone loves me... it's nice to hear it sometimes.

And while others may be thinking "When I DO say it, I mean it," I think to myself, "you don't mean it ALL the time?"  Why can't you love someone 24/7?  Ya see, if I hear this term alllll the time, it's up to ME to decide if it's genuine or not.  If at one point I feel as though this person is saying it to me simply out of practice, then there's an issue that I need to address, not the giver.

So anyway... I guess my point is this.  If you are so aware of how many times you're saying the words... and you're holding yourself back from saying it, then YOU have the issue.  Then YOU'RE the one who's not genuine.  You're only genuine if you don't hold your emotions back... if you want to say it every freaking day, then go ahead!

Is it bad when your significant other hasn't said it in like 2 months??? hmmmm....