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writes:What is the difference between saying "I love you" and "I am in love with you"? Is there a difference? Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (29 October 2007): I think that loving someone and being in love with someone depends who it is. I mean, I love my friends but I'm not in love with them! But if its your boyfriend or husband, you'd be both in love with them and you'd love them. I agree with Karlos Omnis in the sense that you can love many people, but only be in love with one person x
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reader, Karlos Omnis  +, writes (29 October 2007):
 Only in the sense that you can love many people, but you can only be "in love" with one person
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reader, samohir  +, writes (29 October 2007):
 seems to be no difference, but if seeing that In the second you have the preposition With which consequantly requires the aplication of the answer With who or What? it makes sense. In first case you have Love as a verb and an Object on which the action of the verb is done. So,I love You,according to this includes action and can be implied to many things, I love skiing, fotball,cats, You... And the second taken into consideration is noun, it is more stable and it points out in something more permaneent, more reasonable, more mature. so being In Love with Somebody i think is the right expression of telling One, that you love and respect him/her in all aspects with all imperfectness one has and that your feeling are not transiory but permanent and mature. But can also mean a more Conditional one than the first one. first one Implies pure Love "I Love You" and second one implies "Im in love with You" i.e what u represent and how are u as person in the moment,implying that if you Stop being like that i May have change of heart. It hard to distinguish, but would say, I love You implies simple Emotion,without reason included, and Im love with you, includes emotion + reason, i.e sentiment. It depends on One personal chooice which one will follow, but mostly follow the second one. personally i like more the meaning of the first One, and than gradually to change into the second one.
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reader, AskEve +, writes (29 October 2007):
 There IS a difference. You can love a person for who they are, male or female. You admire and respect them and all that they stand for. You love your mother and your father, your brother or your sister but you're not "in love" with them. However if you are "in love" with someone it means that you love and respect them just the same but it makes your heart skip a beat at the mere mention of their name. Being "in love" with someone means you want to be with them and think about them all the time.
If you are truly "in love" then you respect that person for who they are, warts and all. You want to look after them and protect them, you look out for them and put them first. You feel happy and content in their company and enjoy being together. Above all you can be yourself when you're with them. You never try to be anything more or someone different because you don't need to. You don't have to impress them to win them over and you never have to play games to make them like you. There is trust and understanding on both sides and you feel safe and secure within yourself. You would never undermine them, they are not someone in whose company you feel threatened or small. They are someone with whom you can share your innermost thoughts and worries, a person with whom you should be able to share anything, they are your friend and your confidante and you can be honest with them at all times, you can tell them anything because they love you as you are.
He may be someone who is the direct opposite of you. On the surface you may seem like chalk and cheese. Whilst you may be loud and forceful they may be quiet and thoughtful. You may come from different backgrounds, different countries or be twenty years apart but this doesn't matter. There is an unspoken language between you, the spiritual connection between you both is so deep that you seem to be able to communicate without even speaking to each other. You are happy to lie in silence together. You feel sometimes that there is no need to talk because you feel that you know what they are thinking anyway. You feel so close to them that sometimes you think you could almost read their mind. You know when they are worried, in pain, or sad just by looking at them. It is as though there exists some kind of telepathy between you.
Real love stands the test of time, you laugh together, cry together and even have your differences but this doesn't matter, you love that person AND their failings. You come together in a crisis and work through things together and this just brings you closer. You take their feelings into consideration in all that you do. They are the most important person in your life!
Eve
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reader, superhoopschick +, writes (29 October 2007):
 I am in love with you..means he is trapped by you..ur personaility, your every thing. that he is not paying attention to anyone but you. I Love You is when he has a feeling that stands out. That you are his one and only. That he would marry you if it came down to it. That is how powerful I love you is. I have love for you..jst means he cares
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reader, dont_worry +, writes (29 October 2007):
 I believe theres no difference, because its the same meaning just in different words.
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