Three of the most powerful words in any language are I love you. These three words will set anyone's heart ablaze. But can you make them any better - any more powerful or meaningful?
You can tell them your love has no boundaries. Perhaps you've heard the poem from Elizabeth Barrett Browning that begins like so: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
Below are just a few ways to make your loved one's heart burst with joy by telling them you love them.
I Love You Like…
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"I love you like a flower loves the rain."
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"I love you harder than a hammer hitting a nail."
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"I love you like the spring loves the flowers."
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"I love you like the bears love honey."
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"I love you like a flame needs a candle."
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"I love you like you say you love me times a million more."
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"I love you more than there are words in all the languages on Earth."
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"I love you more than there are stars in the sky."
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"I love you like a baby loves her bottle."
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"I love you like toast loves butter."
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"I love you like the rain feeds the desert."
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"I love you like an angel loves the heavens."
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"I love you like the butterflies in the gardens, the rainbow over the blue sky, and the greeneries in the meadow."
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"I love you like a chilly morning loves a fire."
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"I love you more today than yesterday but not as much as tomorrow."
It's never easy to express just how much you love somebody when you feel like you are so full of that love that it's spilling over. Yes, your cup runneth over! Finding the right words seems impossible sometimes. Some will look to the poets, such as Browning:
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
It's one of the most beautiful love poems of all time, but maybe not quite right for what you're wanting to say. Instead, try looking for comparisons that have meaning in your lives. They may sound a little silly, but that's okay.
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"I love you like your hair loves the shampoo you use."
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"I love you like your salad loves its avocados."
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"I love you like our dog loves us."
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"I love you like flannel sheets in the winter."
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"I love you like comfortable gym shoes."
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"I love you more than I love chocolate."
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"I love you more than carrot cake and peanut butter cookies."
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"I love you more than all the answers from Google." .
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"I love you more than pizza loves sauce."
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"I love you more than I love my grandma's oatmeal cookies."
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"I love you like I do my next breath."
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"I love you like the trees love the earth."
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"I love you fiercely like a tornado."
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"I love you completely like being full after Thanksgiving dinner."
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"I love you wildly like the untamed jungle."
What are some of his favorite things? What are some things she can't live without? You see these every day, but sometimes don't notice them. Stop to think. Run through a day in your mind, and you'll remember.
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"I love you more than you love your favorite shaving cream."
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"I love you more than the hottest shower you've ever had."
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"I love you more than the pedicure you had last week."
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"I love you more than cumquats."
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"I love you more than the feel of a fleece blanket on the couch."
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"I love you like a cold beer on a ridiculously hot day."
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"I love you like a great dancing song on the radio."
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"I love you like playing the perfect blues on my guitar."
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"I love you like when I find the perfect color lipstick."
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"I love you like getting the knot in my tie just right."
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"I love you like a perfect poker hand."
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"I love you like a warm piece of fresh bread."
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"I love you like a cool breeze against my skin."
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"I love you like a backrub after an impossible week."
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"I love you like breakfast in bed."
The world around you is full of ways to say, "I love you". Everything depends on something else to survive. Telling her you love her like the air you breathe indicates to her that you can't survive without her.
Telling him your love is stronger than the moon's pull on the tides tells him your life is over without him. Just look to nature and you'll find more ways to say I love you than you can imagine. Here are more examples:
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"I love you like a bee loves its hive."
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"I love you like a bear loves its den."
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"I love you like the sands love the ocean's waves."
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"I love you like the flowers love the rain."
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"I love you like the birds love the insects."
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"I love you more than a worm loves dirt."
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"I love you more than a snake loves a rat."
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"I love you more than a cat loves a mouse."
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"I love you more than the fish love the ocean."
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"I love you more than food or water."
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"I love you like an agate on the beach."
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"I love you like a whip o' will's song to its mate."
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"I love you like the howl of a wolf pack calling its members home."
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"I love you like a sailboat when it finds the wind."
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"I love you like a perfect four-leaf clover."
Words can express so much. They can bring images to mind that paint the perfect picture when you're trying to say, "I love you" in just the right way. Your partner will know, love, and appreciate you for taking the time to express your feelings in such a special way.
Take these examples, use their inspiration to create your own, and find new ones. No matter what words you use to say, "I love you", do it every single day.