Saying “I love you” may be easy, but it can take more than just a text message or an email to get your point across. Get creative and use these ideas!
If you want to prove your love to someone, it can easily be done by
showing how much you care through your actions. Words are easy to say,
but they don’t leave a lasting impression. This is especially true when
they sound like they were copied out of a mass-produced greeting card.
When do you usually say “I love you?”
Saying the three most important words in your life should only happen
when you are absolutely sure that they are true. When a person chokes
or hesitates when saying those words, it can mean that their feelings
may not be love quite yet.
People say “I love you”, not because it’s mandatory or because they
are expected to say it. People say these words because it is a simple
yet profound way for them to acknowledge their love and give joy to the
person on the receiving end.
How do people say “I love you”?
When you are in love, saying the words “I love you” comes naturally.
People use different methods to show their love for their significant
others. Some people opted to conquer countries, leave marks on the moon
or write award-winning songs just to give meaning to those words. Such
extreme acts of love have become obsolete in the 21st century especially since text messaging, emailing and other easier forms of communication were invented.
The act itself has become less personal because of technology, but
there are still people who go out on a limb just to tell people how they
feel. Making a public spectacle of yourself is not the only option.
People who are truly in love find special ways to show how much they
care. In this case, cute little signs of affection can go a long way to
show your loved one how much you care.
How can you say “I love you” in a simple yet meaningful way?
You can express these words without saying them, but wouldn’t it feel amazing to see them manifest in sweet and adorable ways?
#1 Using a code derived from their work. If you have
been in a line of work for some time, you may have discovered that
people can invent inside jokes, puns and innuendos using workplace
jargon. Use this to your advantage by collecting phrases and terms that
you can string together to express the words, “I love you.” For
example, if your sweetheart is a doctor, take a quote from Natalie
Portman’s V-day greeting card in the movie “No Strings Attached”: You
make my heart have premature ventricular contractions.
#2 Take a whack at an arts and crafts project. This
will cost you a little bit of time and effort, but the fruits of your
labor will be worth it. It seems cheesy and corny, but the best thing
about this irony-loving generation is that it will make most people
laugh and feel warm and fuzzy inside. Make a pop-up book, a cross-word
puzzle, I-<3-U shaped candles or anything that you can Google or look
up on Pinterest with a few days’ notice. Anything made with love is the
best way to say “I love you.”
#3 Hire a singing telegram. Oh, yes. These rare
performers still exist, and it’s their rarity that make them a unique
little treat. The concept seems just as corny as the arts and crafts
bit, but the results are still the same. It’s a surprising yet endearing
way to express your love. Just make sure that you send the telegram at
home and not at their job. Singing people in costumes may distract the
people in the office!
#4 Plant the words. Seriously. That is exactly what I
mean. If you live together and have a garden, plant a row of flowers in
the shape of the words “I love you” or the contracted form “I [heart]
You”. If you live in a place without a garden or away from each other,
buy some flowers that you can arrange to get the same results.
#5 Research love rituals and perform them. Don’t
forget to explain it while you’re doing it though. Every country has
some sort of act-of-true-love tradition. Whether it’s a ten-year
courting ritual, a dance under the full moon or a search for an elusive
plant, people perform these rituals to express their love for their
partners.
You can give your partner a Welsh love spoon or an Irish claddagh
ring. You can serenade your partner – karaoke bars are readily
available. You can find a place in your home to attach a “love lock”.
Any of these traditions can help you express your love, while also
letting your partner in on the origin and significance of these acts.
#6 Give them a care package with trinkets and treats in groups of threes. Tell
your partner that everything stands for “I Love You”, in case the
intention wasn’t obvious. Make sure that you put in all of their
favorite things to make the gesture more personal. It can be three
band-aids with cute prints, three bags of their favorite tea or even
three of their favorite sweet treats. Speaking of food…
#7 Say it with food. Buy a customized treat that
says “I love you” or better yet, make one yourself. If you are a novice
in the kitchen, you can use simple no-cook recipes. Put frosting on a
cake with the words “I love you”, make a pizza with heart-shaped
pepperoni pieces or use a heart-shaped stencil when frying an egg. With
food, the possibilities are endless!
#8 Put up a sign in public. It doesn’t have to be as
extravagant as a billboard space. You can set up a cute sign along your
partner’s jogging path. You can hang the sign on your mailbox. Go to
her favorite coffee shop and ask the baristas if you can put the sign on
the counter temporarily before she gets her morning cup.
#9 Say it with a playlist. Nothing expresses love
better than music. All the great composers wrote their biggest hits with
their true love in mind. If you are not one of those composers, make a
playlist for your boyfriend or girlfriend instead. Find songs with clear
messages instead of vague lyrics. Try to find songs that mean a lot to
both of you. Play the songs on your next date, burn them on a CD or make
one for free on YouTube.
#10 Say it anytime. You don’t have to wait for the
right moment to say the words. All you need is the feeling. It’s cuter
when you say it out of the blue. Say it before you cross a street or
while picking out shoes. Say it right before you watch your favorite
movie. Say it while you’re both waiting in line for the bus. The element
of surprise and the endearment it shows can make any moment perfect for
saying those three sweet words.
Loving someone is not hard. It’s the greatest gift you can
give anybody. Finding cute and adorable ways to say it is just a bonus.
Try any of these methods, not just once, but several times in the course
of your relationship. You’d be surprised how these cute and seemingly
random acts can make your partner fall in love with you over and over
again!
