Does this sound odd?
Category: Emotions, Rants

Consider this situation between two people/friends:

Boy: I love you
Girl: …
Boy: I love you
Boy: and it drives me crazy
Girl: *speechless*
Boy: I don’t even know why I love you
Boy: I don’t even know if it’s love
Girl: *thoroughly confused now*

Let’s disregard whether or not the girl likes him back. And look at it from an outsider’s perspective.

Isn’t a bit disappointing and even a bit insulting to have a boy claim that he loves you and yet cannot state a reason why? Isn’t it odd, or is it just me? I’m not saying he should always have a reason, but wouldn’t it further add to the romance of the situation if he said something like “because you’re you” or something equally cliched and disgustingly lovey-dovey?

But then he’d be lying if he didn’t mean it.

Of course, there’s the way it was said too. As if there couldn’t have been a reason for him falling in love with you, like you were deficient in something. Or as if he was settling for less. If he loves her, shouldn’t he be able to at least give a reason why?

Now if that doesn’t throw the romance out of the declaration, I don’t know what does.

… Or am I taking it too far?

Comments


Anna » 12 Apr, 2008 at 11:22 am

Perhaps he doesn’t know why he loves her yet. His heart knows, but he doesn’t. Feelings come with time, if the girl gives it some more time, wait until he realizes the reason behind his feelings.

Skye » 11 Apr, 2008 at 7:08 pm

It can easily go both ways. How can you pinpoint why you love someone? You can’t. Just like you can’t truly pinpoint the moment you fell in love with someone because its gradual. If I ask Josh why he loves me, he’ll shrug and say “I just do.”

HOWEVER, if you change the question a tad and I ask “what do you love about me? what makes you love me?” (And I have before at times when I truly cannot understand why), he goes on and on about little things that normal people shouldnt know/notice. Things that you learn, gradually, by being with the person. I can go on about him too. If you want examples, ask me in IM lol.

Josh has said our whole relationship that hes loved me from when he first saw me, that he felt something, and knew we would be together. And he seriously means it because I can tell when he doesnt. I felt something too but not major like that. I dont believe in love at first sight. For many, its just lust or whatever because you know nothing about them. But I do believe in intuition, having a feeling about something but you just cant figure out why.

So I dont think he loves her, especially because he questions himself. But maybe he just has a feeling, an intuition about her. And maybe that feeling is right and maybe it is wrong. It honestly depends.

(PS written with phone, maybe some typos though I was careful)

Cherry » 11 Apr, 2008 at 4:59 pm

When you love someone, you doesn’t give a reason. All you have to do’s to care for them and take care of them at all times. But however, he shouldn’t has says, ” I don’t even know if it’s love”. That girl’ll felt terrible and be upset. At least, he should know what’s love. Right, Aelyn? hahaha.. sorry for saying so much. :yum:

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