Hello everyone, hope you guys are doing well, I am doing great, I just thought about something today and I felt I should share with you all. I have heard about this word over and over again and it seem to be very powerful, ''I LOVE YOU''. I went extra miles to search the meaning of the saying ''I Love You''. What does saying "I love you" mean in
the context of a dating relationship? What should it mean in a
relationship that honors God?
I am newly in a relationship with a young lady who has been a good
friend for a year. In September I moved away to law school and we
started dating in October. Adjusting to the distance hasn't been as hard
(yet) as we'd feared, because we communicate very well with each other.
I know that the word "love" has a lot of different meanings, but what
does it mean to say to a girlfriend, "I love you"? I strive to seek
what is best for my girlfriend in our relationship by leading and
working toward loving her as Christ loves the Church. I have also tried
to sacrifice for her when we were friends, and I continue to do so.
While these reflect some biblical meanings of the word "love," I get
the feeling that "I love you" generally means something else. Something
like Thrice's definition from their song "The Weight:" "Love is a
loyalty sworn, not a burning for a moment." In this context, "love"
means an enduring promise to be faithful to someone, not unlike a
marriage proposal. Is this too high a standard? Completely off the mark?
Any kind of help you could give me would be great. I don't think
we're currently at the point in our relationship where either of us
saying "I love you" to the other would be honoring God. But I'd like to
figure this out sooner rather than later. What are some signs or actions
that should precede or follow speaking the words "I love you"?
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