Those three little words....
Most of us have been there, that point in a relationship, when its time to profess your love for each other. You've been through the dating stage, maybe met the friends or even the parents, who cracks first? who says those three little words?
Well in my experience it can be either party, but most of the time, it is the girl who puts herself out there on a limb and says it. For the most part, if a man says it first, he either, really really does mean it (which is great!) or he says it by accident. I know that may sound harsh, but its true, sometimes, for no apparent reason, it just.. slips out, we dont know why, it just does.
The problem is.. we see the word 'love' as a very casual word, some men 'love' football, some men 'love' beer etc, it just sits there as another word in the vocabulary. Thats not to say that if a man says he loves you he doesnt mean it, but maybe some caution is required as he may also 'love' many other things.
I'll will be the first to admit, that Ive told a girl I love her, not because I knew she was 'the one', but purely because I liked being around her and got on well with her. We just use the word 'love' in a different way.
Our use of the word 'love' changes through a relationship. At the start it can be just as above, that we like being around someone, but as the relationship grows, so our feelings being the word 'love' do too. You can imagine a couple in their 60's who truly do love each other, they are companions, deeply in love, their love has grown and so with it, the mans feelings behind his love.
As a word of warning, not all men function as per this recipe, but it is a good guide, just give a man some time and his love will change and grow, but dont be waiting on the edge of your seat for him to burst out and sing his love for you, those men are few and far between, when you do find one, hold on to him, he is a rarity.
WMRT