“Te amo”
“Je t’aime”
“Ich liebe dich”
“I brought you a Route 44 Diet Coke from the Sonic.”
There are hundreds of ways to say “I love you”, but if you’re not paying attention they might get lost in translation. Learning to speak each other’s language is one of the most intriguing aspects of falling in love, and the things we don’t say speak even louder than ardent declarations. It took a long time to become fluent in my husband’s language of love.
You see, like the characters in my latest novel, Spring Chickens, he’s a southern man and I’m a Yankee girl. Technically, we both speak English, but they are radically different dialects. When the air turns cool and damp, I may say, “It’s going to rain”, but my sweet talking southern man would tell you, “It’s fixin’ to come a storm.” When we go shopping, he pushes a ‘buggy’, but I use a ‘cart’ to carry my groceries.
Like any dedicated couple, we say the words every day, but they don’t always come out in the form of “I love you.” Most days they go something like this:
“I mailed your package.”
“Thank you. I thought I’d make that pasta thing you liked for dinner tonight. That sound good?”
“Great. I’m gonna pull the washer out. Your pink socks fell off the pile, and I think I saw your Steak ‘n Shake shirt back there.”
“I’ve been looking for that shirt!”
“I figured there was a reason you were rooting through my drawers.”
“You love it when I root around in your drawers.”
“I do.”
“I do. too.”
What about you? How do you and your loved one say I love you?
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Love is in the Air Blog Hop 2013
The way my hubby shares his I love yous is “Here is the Tim Hortons coffee I bought you” Enough said!
Good luck on the blog hop!
That’s a great I love you, Michelle! <3
Loved your post, Maggie! I say I love you like this, “Man, you’re looking all kinds of smooth and…crunchy.” And then my love says, “Baby, turn off the lights and stick a spoon in me.” *peanutbuttergasm*
Oh my love for peanut butter is boundless! Thanks, Evelyn!
I think it’s more the small things in life, more than saying beautiful things, like when my boyfriend brings home some yummy food, or ice cream, like he did the other day.
That is a good man, Tessa! Thanks for stopping by!
He bought me my favourite season of a tv show without me asking 🙂 We love doing little surprises for eachother and getting eachother things we know the other won’t spend their own money even if they want it
Those are the best presents, Veronica. My hubby gives me bookstore gift cards because he knows I have to restrain myself in my book buying. The gift cards allow me to purchase with wild abandon!
Every time my hubby fixes my car he shows me how much he loves me. It’s a weird thing but he just does these special little things for me.
Mary
mary_reiss @ hotmail.com
That is the perfect way to say I love you! You’re a lucky girl, Mary!
Thanks for the giveaway!!
Sassychassy333@gmail.com
First off, love the screen name. I often tell the man I need to do a little work on the Sassy Chassis when I repair to the bubble bath with a steamy book. 😉 Thanks for commenting!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com
Thanks for stopping by, Natasha!
Thanks for the giveaway! Love is definitely in the air and I think a good example of a strong romantic novel is “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon. Jamie and Claire are EPIC.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
mestith (at) gmail (dot) com
Och, me wee bonnie Sassenach, we can talk. My love for James Alexander Malcom MacKenzie Fraser runs deep and pure! Thanks for stopping by!
My husband will do ‘stair mail’ It’s kinda like tree mail from Survivor. He’ll leave goodies on the stairs to my loft. Snacks from the grocery store, scrambled eggs if he cooked breakfast, diet coke. You know cause the kitchen is wayyyy over there.
I love it! Thanks, Laurie!
I don ‘t have a true love yet; but some day he will show up!
Thank you for the chance to win!
Happy V Day!
deethomas291 at gmail dot com
He will indeed! I had to wait 30 years for my price to come. We won’t even talk about all the frogs I kissed. Thanks Dee!
doing nice things for each other
bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com
And the little things are the best things. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!