“If one person is feeling an intense emotion and the other is not, then declaring love can create a moment of truth for a relationship, where reservations have to be discussed.” And because saying it flags not only an intense emotion but also one’s level of commitment to a relationship, experts find that the phrase is loaded with different signifiers, depending on who says it first and when, as well as how one reacts to hearing it. Love is the very strong warm feeling that you have when you care very much about someone, or you have strong romantic feelings for them. Perhaps no early relationship milestone is as imbued with meaning-and trepidation-as the first utterance of “I love you.” The fear of nonreciprocation after saying it is enough to prompt many people to hold back, says Art Markman, a psychologist at the University of Texas, Austin. ![]() A platonic expression of strong inclination or liking to a friend. Budding romantic relationships are often laced with as much anxiety as excitement: There’s the pounding heart before a first kiss, the internal calculation to share confidences and intimate revelations, the nervousness about meeting a new partner’s family. Te quiero (which can be literally translated as I want you) is the most common of these two phrases. An affirmation of romantic feeling to a lover or spouse.
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