What does "I love you, but I'm not in love with you" mean?

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   Solarasposted 10 years ago

   It means I care about you ,but don't touch me.

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   be gratefulposted 10 years ago

   In my opinion, it means two people share a intimacy and attachment for one another, but lack sexual chemistry.  Maybe, it fizzled out after a long period of time or maybe it was never there from the start.

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   Filmistanposted 10 years ago

   This means you like me and you have lots of confusion about in your mind.

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   Pamela Sarzanaposted 10 years ago

   It ranks up there with.."I'm not that into you"...only a kinder way of saying it.

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   lostohanababyposted 10 years ago

   Either one is expressed in 'honesty'.  You have to catch the emotion you may feel when the term..  "I love you" is said.  What is your emotional acceptance of how it is said to you.     "I'm not in love with you" is sometimes said in a colder way, sort of like a 'rejection' to any emotion that person wants to give you.  You'll know.  And can tell the difference, if you pay attention.

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   swilliamsposted 10 years ago

   Hi Beamboh! I love you but I'm not in love with you. The person is most likely responding on a physical standpoint. I love you like a sister. Which can be sad if you love the other person in a intimate nature.

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   Mohan Puniaposted 10 years ago

   Mean's,i love you and your nature.i like to talk with you or share my felling's.but,i eant to make sexual relationship with you. That's means,i love you but as friend

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   Oztinatoposted 10 years ago

   It means the person saying it is a hypocrite and you need to put a great amount of distance between yourself and that person!
   "I love you but I don't love you" is the same as saying "I want my cake but I want to eat it too!"

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   dashingscorpioposted 10 years ago

   It means, "I care a lot about you." BUT: You are NOT "the one"!
   Anyone who tells you they love you but they're not "in love" with you is warning you not to become too emotionally invested in them because they don't see themselves being with (you) long-term.
   They're just passing through! Appreciate their honesty and move on.

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    Velcapitanposted 10 years ago

    I like you.  I care about you, but were only together for a reason or a season.

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    AVANA678posted 10 years ago

    SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME! its tough but its not mean you should just tell him the truth.

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    Aare Adewaleposted 10 years ago

    it simply means we can be friend but not lovers,we can be lovers but no practical in a nut shell already with someelse may you migth be luck next time .

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    thanhlyhangcunetposted 10 years ago

    I love you. Thank you very much because I see you , I very happy

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    dillon102posted 10 years ago

    Lets be friends
    
    It sucks when you hear that, sorry!!!

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    Melanie Altheaposted 10 years ago

    That's easy. You can love someone without having romantic "in love with you" feelings. But If you are trying to have a romantic relationship with someone, and you are starting to have feelings for the person, but it is not reciprocated, let......him/her...............go. IT WILL NOT WORK! You are only setting yourself up for heartache. There should be a chemistry there on both parts. Don't wait to be in a long term relationship when you sense that it is not working, or that the feelings are not reciprocated. Cut your loses and keep it moving.

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    Don Fairchildposted 10 years ago

    Sounds like a large load of (uhmmm).   Perhaps this person likes the physical love as opposed to the emotional love....?

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    Deborah Sextonposted 10 years ago

    It means they care about you as a friend, but if you are looking for a relationship with them, you can forget it

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       dashingscorpioposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       Exactly! They're saying :
       "I don't see you as being (the one) for me."

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       Deborah Sextonposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       Yes, I agree with you DashingScorpio (my husband is a dashing Scorpio too November 5th.
       Anyway thank you

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    BoomBoomBabyposted 10 years ago

    He an a___hole who deserves a really good slap across the face and maybe pushed down a flight of stairs. But most of all whatever you DO NOT LET HIM SEE HE HURT YOU. AND DONT NOT YELL AT HIM OR CALL HIM NAMES. EVER!! This gives you POWER. If you want to cry do it in private. By just turning and walking away without saying a word that high horse that he was on just became a prairie dog. And in a a week he will be saying he's sorry and that's when you kick him to the curb. Personal experience.  :-)

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    Khaled Hmdposted 10 years ago

    you are just my friend not my lover.we can see this kind of relation in family.unversity.school...etc

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    tribhubanposted 10 years ago

    This means simply i hate you like i love you..........

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    namanyaposted 10 years ago

    i gt this so much love to offer but i am not getting enough of you inreciprocation,thoughtful feeling

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    Zoraya Nashposted 10 years ago

    In my opinion it means I love and highly respect you as a person, but I don't love you as a man (woman)

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    Lillian diamondposted 10 years ago

    It means that they care for you as a person. But, do not want to have a intimate relationship

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    Nigham AFZALposted 10 years ago

    It means, "Yeah! you're my good friend, but there is no chance you and I can be husband and wife."  :p

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    Kate Mc Brideposted 10 years ago

    It is a contradiction in terms,is all-a double standard.Someone using that line simply wants the best of both worlds.

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    Kanchanpunethaposted 10 years ago

    Love has a wide prospect to look. One can at a same time  love family, friend, a special one as well.
    but if some one is saying "I love you, but I'm not in love with you" that means you have taken him/her wrong some how.
    he loves u cos u are important for that person & cant afford to loose you. but you are making tough for that person to answer your question cos he just cant be romantic with you.

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    MrDanielAbramposted 10 years ago

    Family members love each other and care for each other but are not in love only they love each other.

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    Chriswillman90posted 10 years ago

    I would assume it's that whole I love you like a friend or close friend but not enough to be with you. For me statements like this are way too wishy-washy and I'd rather they just tell me like it is.
    
    In a relationship if you tell your partner this, then it seems that there's a lack of commitment. How could you love them but not be in love with them? Instead of saying I love you maybe the better choice of phrasing would be I care about you a lot and you mean a lot to me but I'm not in love with you.

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    QC_1983posted 10 years ago

    To me, it means that may like you as a friend, but they don't want you as a potential mate nor that person doesn't have any romantic interest or feelings for you. Just be upfront with me on where we stand instead of leading me on so it'll save us some time.

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    ahorsebackposted 10 years ago

    In todays world ?  It means the sex is great ,now don't ask me to commit !

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    Angel Van Attaposted 10 years ago

    I think that it means that this person cares enough about you to not want to hurt you, but not enough to want to continue a romantic relationship with you.

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    Nyc1996posted 9 years ago

    In my opinion, it means that the person cares for you, but his/her love is not enough to be with you for the rest of his/ her life. He/She doesn't see you two together when you get old.

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    Ali Sulehriaposted 9 years ago

    Means i do care about you and have feelings for you, but i can't stay with you.

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    peter565posted 9 years ago

    It mean he doesn't love you in a romantic way

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    Nicole Grizzleposted 9 years ago

    "I deeply care about you as a person. I love you platonically. But, I do not want a romantic relationship with you, and all that entails."
    
    Basically, you are like a family member to them. There really isn't much you can do to change that.

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    Sherry Thornburgposted 9 years ago

    I'd say it means you are cared for but not worth a commitment.  This is a back off slowly warning. Just saying that means the speaker is uncomfortable with the way the relationship is going or might be moving toward.

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    Isaiah Gnagnyposted 9 years ago

    Well, in this context i love mean have an ephemeral love for someone but i'm not in love with you mean not be in real love for someone

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    Rituparna Biswasposted 9 years ago

    This means he likes you as a friend but not as a lover.He is not ready for any kinda commitment I guess.

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    ashleyrs1996posted 9 years ago

    It means that they are aiming towards more of a short-term relationship. They aren't willing to be committed, to where eventually he will consider asking you to marry him. He loves you, but he is not in-love with you to the point where he would do anything to make sure you are his for the long-run.

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    Simarpreet Singhposted 9 years ago

    That means that the person cares about you as a friend but does not have feelings above friendship. He just likes you but don't want to grow old with you.  ;-)

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    JoeSceglioposted 9 years ago

    Sadly in most of these cases with these statements, you don't even get to remain friends. People tend to love who they shouldn't and risk their hearts for broke. One person always roller-coasters alone while the other chooses to be blindly selfish with a friendship. Feelings don't turn on and off so easily and loving someone always comes before falling in love. My theory is you over rationalize who to give a chance at falling in love with and usually choose wrong.

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    Abluesforninaposted 9 years ago

    You're a friend and there's no passion for you.

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    nomadspiritposted 8 years ago

    The person who says this normally means that he likes you, respects you, and loves you as far as unromantic love goes, BUT HE HAS NO FEELINGS OF attraction/chemistry/ that special tingly feeling that makes him think about you all the time/having an intimate committed relationship with you.
    A person who says this, saves the object of his statement a lot of future heartache and frees her to pursue other people who can fulfill her.
    I think it is  a good idea to take this statement for what it is, and move on immediately.

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    Edge Valmondposted 8 years ago

    Simply it means you love them as a friend -_-. As someone that is dear to you,but not in an intimate way.

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    roselinsojanposted 8 years ago

    Be a good friend nothing more.I love you but (some thing)I am helpless,I can't disclose it to you.

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    RUPAL PANDEYposted 8 years ago

    Someone adore you or admire you as a person , its like I LOVE YOU...
    Someone is more than happy then you are in your happiness & more sad than you are in your sadness , its like I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT YOU...
    And when its opposite happens, it is I AM NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU...

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