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Sunflower3
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12 Years

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I have been with my bf officially for 8 months (1 year 2 months dating) we have always had a great relationship and have only recently started becoming more stable because of improved communication and sorting out our issues effectively. I know all his friends and family, his friends always tease him about him being in love with me, he is always there and always very sweet and caring towards me and is always looking for ways to be a better bf. He is not very verbally expressive and we have never said 'i love u' to each other.

We had a discussion today which then eventually i flat out asked him if he loves me and he said, "ive actually thought about it a few times and the answer is no, i am not in love with you yet." I was very hurt by this which now leaves me on the fence. He said he knows he will love me, and he wants to love me forever, and he always thought i could possibly be the one, he sees a future with us (he also always talks about having kids with me) but he's not in love yet.

This now leaves me wondering..Should I continue to build on our relationship and just hope he one day soon loves me, or should i not waste time and break up with him and find someone who i won't have to wait so long on their love?
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truecap
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It takes some of us longer to fall in love. Sometimes even if we feel it, we're not sure whether its real love or infatuation.

Be proud he was honest! That's an amazing foundation to be able to be that honest. I hope you took it well and didn't make him feel bad. If you took it well, then he'll feel more comfortable being honest with you in the future.

What is his sign, by the way? Capricorn? Virgo? Aquarius? Taurus?
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krysrenee7
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Yes be weary of the guy who can't seem to fall in love with anyone after a long time BUT also be weary of the guy who falls in love too quickly too

Falling in love isn't always about the other person. Understand that.

Falling in love is when you completely surrender yourself and your heart to that person. It's when you've allowed yourself to get past a certain point of vulnerability that you otherwise wouldn't have allowed if you didn't atleast like or somewhat love that person

When you look at it from that point, the fact that he's not technically 'in love' with you just yet may not be such a bad thing

If you guys have had a lot of problems with communication, intimacy or vulnerability already then there's a chance that he hasn't fully allowed you into his heart fully yet. The reason he hasn't may not be you, it may be him and inner issues he's had with that in the past

So don't be so quick to kick this guy out of your heart just yet

Remember that if there was a question of "When do you know you're in love?" Everybody's answer would be DIFFERENT!

Some people, b/c of extreme fear or past hurts they haven't forgiven or gotten over yet, may take a little bit longer to completely submit their heart to another person. Doesn't make them wrong or someone who is not worth holding onto

If anything, the people that are patient with giving their heart away fully are those who tend to understand AND appreciate the value of love a lot more than the people who fall in love quickly with any and everybody

Just offering a different perspective