# What do you say to "I love you"? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 21, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346 "2005-10-21T22:31:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/1 "2005-10-21T22:31:06Z")
I expect that the usual responses are “I love you, too” or “Huh? You talkin’ to me?” or “Yeah, yeah, that’ll be $50” :eek: 😃 I’m here to confess that one time I was caught off guard by the declaration, and I responded “Thank you.” I’m just an incurable romantic, I guess. Can you better that? Have you replied with something, um, unusual when told “I love you”?? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/2 "2005-10-21T22:43:05Z")
“I know.” ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/3 "2005-10-21T22:44:56Z")
I’ve never been told “I love you” without saying it myself first. ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/4 "2005-10-21T22:47:38Z")
Just the other night… **ElzaHub** to me: “I love you.” **Me** , half-asleep. “Okay. Can you empty the bathroom trash?” E. ---
**Author:** ![Foldup\_Rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Foldup\_Rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foldup_Rabbit)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/5 "2005-10-21T22:50:00Z")
ManRabbit: “I love you.” Rabbit: “Prove it.” A girl’s gotta be sure, right? ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/6 "2005-10-21T22:50:04Z")
“Oh, good, because I need a favor…” ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/7 "2005-10-21T22:51:27Z")
> [@Elza B](#): > > “Okay. Can you empty the bathroom trash?” Well, I don’t feel so bad now! 😃 This cracked me up! ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/8 "2005-10-21T23:05:50Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Well, I don’t feel so bad now! 😃 This cracked me up! He knows better than to try to talk to me when I’m half-asleep! 😃 I think I apologized for it the next morning. E. ---
**Author:** ![Nilor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a4c791/32.png) [@Nilor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nilor)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/9 "2005-10-21T23:07:55Z")
_You better_ ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/10 "2005-10-21T23:42:10Z")
I bet that’s what you say to all the boys. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/11 "2005-10-22T00:10:26Z")
The last time I heard it (this morning) I said “so that’s why you moved halfway across the country and are already seeing someone who loves you, in three months” OK, I said it to myself but still, it’s the thought that counts, right? ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/12 "2005-10-22T00:14:54Z")
Probably the worst think I said was “Ummm… ok.” I was completely caught off guard and didn’t feel the same way besides. No it wasn’t ACBG. With the two of us it was more like: “Well, there doesn’t appear to be any bodies buried in shallow graves in your back yard so, yeah, I love you.” Mutually said to each other. Was that weird? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/13 "2005-10-22T00:36:14Z")
“I know. I love me too.” (Overheard.) ---
**Author:** ![Phatlewt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Phatlewt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phatlewt)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2005, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/14 "2005-10-22T00:58:39Z")
woot! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2005, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/15 "2005-10-22T01:34:37Z")
Ditto ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2005, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/16 "2005-10-22T01:57:02Z")
We occassionally get into a tet-a-tet of “I love you” “I love you more” “nuh uh” “uh huh” etc, etc I know…we’re disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![Lorenzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4da419/32.png) [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2005, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/17 "2005-10-22T02:15:58Z")
I loved you first. ---
**Author:** ![Cletus\_Hornblower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@Cletus\_Hornblower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cletus_Hornblower)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/18 "2005-10-22T02:17:00Z")
Either " I don’t blame you", or “no you don’t, you just THINK you do”. Anybody have any idea why I’m home tonight? ---
**Author:** ![Lorenzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4da419/32.png) [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/19 "2005-10-22T02:18:22Z")
> [@Cletus Hornblower](#): > > Either " I don’t blame you", or “no you don’t, you just THINK you do”. Anybody have any idea why I’m home tonight? something good on TV? ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346/20 "2005-10-22T02:37:57Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > “I know.” I’ve actually used that. However, I was not frozen in carbonite afterwards. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-i-love-you/327346.md?page=2)