20 Ways to Say I Love You
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There’s more ways to say I love you without actually saying it. Sometimes these three words are meaningless unless you couple your words with action. Here are 20 ways to show that special someone that you love them.
1. Write a note
2. Give flowers
3. Take a walk
4. Make lunch
5. Give a massage
6. Let them win
7. Take a trip together
8. Cook together
9. Cuddle
10. Have a picnic
11. Give a present
12. Watch the sunset
13. Let your hands do the talking
14. Share
15. Make a call
16. Sing
17. Kiss
18. Write a love letter/poem
19. Tell them your secrets
20. Heal their wounds
NOTE: If you enjoyed this post check out the follow-up 20 “Real Life” ways to say I Love You and 20 ways to Propose.
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“Those three words,” – ashleyRosex on Flickr [Online Images]
“sweetheart” – youngdoo on Flickr [Online Images]
“Love on Pier 14″ – Red Giraffe on Flickr [Online Images]
“a hearty sandwich” – Rakka on Flickr [Online Images]
“the healing touch” – drumtoo on Flickr [Online Images]
“Lucy wins monopoly” – all the good names have gone on Flickr [Online Images]
“Above Pacific” – a3rO on Flickr [Online Images]
“19:00″ – Fanny Lafontaine on Flickr [Online Images]
“190108″ – vaquerito on Flickr [Online Images]
“elderly couples” – tin-zo on Flickr [Online Images]
“your present” – youngdoo on Flickr [Online Images]
“lets dream” – dannycg on Flickr [Online Images]
You know I love you <3~ – [ Miss Loading™ * LOADINGEYA * ] on Flickr [Online Images]
“Sharing” – ryancr on Flickr [Online Images]
I just called to say I love you ♥…and I mean it from the bottom of my heart ♥… – neloqua on Flickr [Online Images]
“Valerie (251s)” – allen shelton photography on Flickr [Online Images]
“Watch those hands Mr.” – Darien Chin on Flickr [Online Images]
“Navy Love Letters Of WW2 1942 South Pacific” – danielschmidtsfti on Flickr [Online Images]
“amber and mimi” – * k a t i e * on Flickr [Online Images]
“heart aid” – ninjaindisguise on Flickr [Online Images]
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May 30th, 2008, 4:48 am
That heart shaped sandwich is a really great idea!
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May 30th, 2008, 9:36 am
Yeah that’s a way to spice up a lunch.
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May 30th, 2008, 9:37 am
Thanks Zack! If you use a cookie cutter you could save lots of time…
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May 30th, 2008, 6:49 pm
This is a very nice. The simplicity is great. As the saying goes a picture is worth a thousand words, so it looks like your pictures are worth 20,000 words!
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May 30th, 2008, 7:38 pm
very cute. :]
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May 30th, 2008, 9:47 pm
all I can say is, “Awwwwwwwwwwwww”. great ideas that hopefully I can put to use.
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May 31st, 2008, 4:50 am
oh, ok… but what about sex, or… sacrifice? Sacrificing something of yours for someone else is the best way I can think of to show love. Sacrificing time, money, whatever it is For the other person. Sacrificing comfort. Sex is, of course, another great way to show love. It is the most intimate act one can do.
also, I’d be mad is someone who claimed to love me ‘let me win’ that just means they’re lying to me… no thanks.
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May 31st, 2008, 6:03 am
usually calmer, you’re right sacrifice would have been an easier way to say things. Though most people will take the tips as way to say I love you in a sexual way, these tips are for ALL relationships. If you let a child win – it’s a joy to see the smile on their face.
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May 31st, 2008, 5:22 am
I don’t think “Let them win” means ‘I love you’. ‘Sing’ sounds like ‘Show off’.
Where is ‘Give ecstasy’? Or has everyone heart grown so hard that sex is always about taking not giving?
Where is ‘Be vulnerable’?
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May 31st, 2008, 6:04 am
Duly noted. These tips are for all relationships, not just sexual ones. If you have kids and let them win in a board game you’ll understand. Thanks
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May 31st, 2008, 5:31 am
You are a sad, sad person. Why do you refuse comments that are not 100% positive? or is it because they included the dirty word secx? you have my e-mail address. Please, let me know why you deleted mine and Ecclesiastes.
LOVE is shown by grace. It is shown by sacrifice, by vulnerability. Why do you refuse this?
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May 31st, 2008, 6:07 am
I appreciate all forms of criticism as long as it’s intelligible and expletive free. Please keep the suggestions coming
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May 31st, 2008, 6:47 am
Also, I just woke up recently. It’s still 6AM in Hawaii, I didn’t delete your comment. It’s probably just a caching error. I’m sorry for that.
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May 31st, 2008, 7:24 am
I agree with all of these. As a mom of four small children there are times that you let them win to help them build self esteem. I mean, I can always beat my 4 year old at tic tac toe but I don’t because to watch her win and to see her have confidence in herself is priceless. There are more relationships out there that involve love than that between a significant other. Friends, children, family…all of these require love. Great ideas!
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May 31st, 2008, 9:30 am
Thanks Bella! I’m glad you enjoyed the post. I’m so happy you got the message that I was trying to convey!
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May 31st, 2008, 5:17 pm
It always amazes me to see negative comments on something like this. Of course there are a million ways to say I love you. Here are just 20, by someone who owns this blog. Their ideas. Their expressions. Calm down people.
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May 31st, 2008, 10:42 pm
Shelley… Thank you so much for your kind words! I wrote this post to convey the idea that showing that you love someone is easy. I’m sure everyone has their own way of showing love, I would love to hear them.
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May 31st, 2008, 9:25 pm
really? if thats the best list i can find of showing love this world is doomed
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June 1st, 2008, 2:10 am
jdrew,
Of course not silly! The best list is one that works for you. What works for you? Can you please share?
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June 1st, 2008, 9:03 am
it’s not that they’re not “good things” they’re just cliques – and romance has to be energetic and creative. Spontaneous and exciting. This just makes love seem easy and plain that’s all
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June 1st, 2008, 10:04 am
In a way you’re right. Love is so different to so many. I see an old and frail couple that walks down the street everyday to get groceries and it’s amazing because they hold each other so tenderly, it’s touching. I’m sure their relationship is not as spicy (getting busy) as it once was but who are we to say they are not MORE in love?
What works for one couple does not necessarily work for another. While some want trips around the world – others will want to stay at home. What spontaneous and exciting things are you thinking of?
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June 4th, 2008, 10:40 am
sadly i can’t think of any others! Can you?
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June 4th, 2008, 10:56 am
Of course! Just stay tuned for more ways to say I love you.
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June 2nd, 2008, 4:04 am
Nice list!
There are so many ways to say “I love you”. I think everyone could type his own list!
Bye,
Emanuele
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June 2nd, 2008, 8:46 am
Thanks Emanuele.
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June 2nd, 2008, 9:07 am
Give them an ******.
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June 4th, 2008, 10:36 am
Great ideas! However, I do agree with jdrew’s comment. Worst part is I was going to reply with some other ideas, yet I can’t think of them. Ha! Crazy.
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June 4th, 2008, 10:38 am
Hmmm, sadly i can’t think of any others!
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June 5th, 2008, 1:56 pm
thank you for including my band aid heart
too sad it ends so dramatically.
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June 5th, 2008, 2:41 pm
I love your band aid heart… you’re right I could have placed the heart somewhere else but I felt that I wanted to save the best for last! Thanks for such a great pic!
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June 12th, 2008, 8:27 pm
I love the post but saying I love you is more reliable when doing it in action.
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June 13th, 2008, 7:38 am
Hi Wedding Planner Deals!
I agree, that was the message I was trying to convey. “Sometimes these three words are meaningless unless you couple your words with action,” I wrote that at the beginning of the post… I’m glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much for your feedback! Please come back and join our community by subscribing to our site!
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June 22nd, 2008, 12:32 pm
This is so cute! I’m bookmarking this site. 14 way is better =))
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June 22nd, 2008, 12:35 pm
Hi Alex!
Thanks for bookmarking this site! Please subscribe to our site and join our community! I would love to see you back again!
I love #14 too. It’s very cute! It always makes me smile when I look at it.
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June 24th, 2008, 8:00 am
soooooo sappy. Cmon, that was a joke.
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June 24th, 2008, 12:59 pm
It’s easy to complain – much harder to come up with your own. Please share how you say “I Love You”, I would love to critique them
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June 24th, 2008, 2:12 pm
I say “I love you” then I run away!
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June 24th, 2008, 2:24 pm
Haha! What as the result?
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June 28th, 2008, 3:38 pm
Great site, love the idea behind it! Everyone needs inspiration sometimes. That’s also why my biz partner and I started YouReveal.com, so people can see what secrets others have — to know that you’re not alone!
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July 2nd, 2008, 12:28 am
I checked out YouReveal.com – it’s a great site and a great idea. I have a lot of stuff to add. Haha.
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October 6th, 2008, 7:44 am
LOL good list.
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October 7th, 2008, 5:58 am
Letting the girl win is the best thing you can do especially if its something you want her to keep playing .
Ive noticed the games I dont let my girl win at she hated and the ones where we are a team or i let her win she loves.
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November 19th, 2008, 5:47 pm
This is a great post. Thank you for the ideas, I can definately tell my girlfriend that i love her many more ways now than just getting her gifts, saying i love her, and kissing/cuddling…. Thank you again.
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November 20th, 2008, 11:41 am
Hi Jon!
I’m glad you found some useful tips! Love can be simple but romantic at the same time. It’s not so much the material things but the thought that really counts! Please come again to visit! We’d love to see you around this site more often!
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December 9th, 2008, 5:31 am
thanks for these useful tips
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December 9th, 2008, 8:23 am
No problem. Thanks for visiting
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January 25th, 2009, 6:24 pm
How nice. Thanks for putting it together.
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February 4th, 2009, 12:36 am
what about hug ? that will work …
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February 28th, 2009, 8:06 pm
wow..very nice tips yaar…i love it….
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April 9th, 2009, 5:51 am
This helped me remember the first girl i ever loved and how i feel about her still (good feeling.) This also helped me so I can change my feelings, attitude, and emotions toward her. I will tell her what I really feel and tell her that….”I Love Her”…Thanks for the tip.
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July 22nd, 2009, 1:00 am
Some great tips and all things that we take for granted. Love number 6. I sent my fella a I Love You Mug filled with chocolates for valentines last year and he thought it was great (even the music that it played!).
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October 7th, 2009, 7:38 pm
stumbled, and now i feel so lonely. **** YOU STUMBLE!
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October 28th, 2009, 4:18 pm
I think this is a wonderful list. They are so simplistic in nature yet they can mean so much. Im going to make it a point to do 3 of these before the week is over!
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October 28th, 2009, 4:20 pm
great list!
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December 4th, 2009, 5:35 am
These three little words, "I Love You", hold a lot of meaning, but there’s several ways to say them than you think. Here are 51 different ways for you to verbally express your love to your sweetheart.
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