like for example if you were in a relationship with someone before and the person is your first love and then you break up with them and not speak to them for over a year but then end up bumping into them later and still have feelings for the person and still love them how can you tell them that your still in love?
121083
really, you're not still in love with them. you just miss them, and don't get me wrong, you probably still love them. but being in love and loving someone are 2 completely different entities. you remember all the good stuff, and forget about why you broke up in the first place. if you were the one to break it off, then you've forgotten what it was that they did. if they broke it off, then you're definitely barking up the wrong tree. setting yourself up to be hurt again.
292828
This is a tough one because people generally don't want to believe that they are with someone that is still in love with someone else. The key is to not dismiss any signs that you might have seen throughout the 5 months you were dating. There had to be somthing fishy going on at one point or another. Maybe not at first, but I am 99.9% sure you started to notice somthing then dismissed it.\n\nI guess the short answer is to not dismiss your insticnts, they are usually right 9 times out of 10\n\nhope this helps
218237
tell him you are starting to have feelings for him and that you felt that you really needed to tell him casue you felt that if you didnt you might have regreted it for the rest of you life and that you may want to take it to that next level now
300883
This is very tough. Many people have different personalities and also have different ways of expressing emotions and showing emotion. If a person loves you, more often than not they will let you know this. Magazines and experts stress that simple hand gestures and body language are the easiest ways to tell if someone is into you. Love is a very strong emotion and it is one that can lead to hurt. The best way to know if he loves you or not is to ask, I think....same for you, tell him that you love him. There is no better way of him knowing it, dropping subtle hints may scare him away or confuse him. It also depends on his past relationships and yours as well, you have to take into consideration that he may have been hurt before. He might not be ready for a commitment either. Are you, do you know if your feelings are brought on because you are tired of looking for love or don't want to be hurt anymore? Be sincere in your actions and what you say, ask the same of him. This can be the serious aspect of your relationship as it is for many people, but let him know that even if he doesn't love you, (if you TRULY know you love him) that you care for him deeply and you just thought he should know. Any steps he decides to take after that, you'll just have to wait and see the outcome. No matter the outcome you are a beautiful person for being able to want to express your feelings and love another person. Continue to be straightforward, sincere and honest in your relationship and I think you'll do well.
105045
You bet!  But keep in mind its just words.  The way to really tell someone you love them is in how you treat them.  When you find someone that shows you he loves you, then he is a "KEEPER"!
75833
You never really mend it ... you just move on and dare to be vulnerable with someone new. I could list seven names of people I feel have a piece of my heart, but number eight, my partner, has access to the overwhelming majority of it.
300952
To truly love someone, you need to support them, and respect their decision.  If you want to tell someone you love them, do it, write a letter, or whatever.  To show that you REALLY love them, respect their feelings and decisions.  Don't push them into a relationship, if they want to remain just friends, do so, because you care about them and will work hard and do what it takes to stay close to them, even if it means remaining friends.  Be honest, and sincere - that is another way to show someone you truly love them.  When you talk to them, look them in the eye, really listen to what they say, show sincere concern when things are going poorly, and sincere happiness for them when something good happens to them.  What you need to do is show them that you care about them as a person, not as a person to be won, or an object, or a sex toy, but an individual person.  That will get them for sure - no matter how you express your feelings.\n\nGood luck!
390397
Letting someone you love go, is crap! Believe me, I let my first love get away from me, and I regret it everyday of my life. If you love someone, do everything you can to keep them! Don't EVER let them go, and make sure they know that you love them so much you'll do whatever you have to, to keep them. Let them know how much they mean to you.When you lose someone you love, you lose a piece of yourself.........and It is hard to impossible to get it back. That, I believe, is why we get so angry, frustrated, and bitter. That's why we hurt from, for a long time to forever, we're never able to become complete again. If that person is not worth you fighting as hard as you can to keep them, you didn't love them all that much to begin with.
98873
The fact that you are happy that she is happy I would say your first love.  You obviously aren't "in love" with her now, but the feelings are still there.  Crushes fade with time, loves don't.\n\nYou always love your first, even if you "get over them"
441713
I've been in love actually i'm still in love with my ex.  I write her everyday and we talk every day but she tells me that she can not be with me becuase she needs time to heal from when i broke her heart.  So i'm giving her time.  All the time she needs.  I know that in the end it will work out because we both love each other.  It sounds like you have it just as bad as i do so i say you don't let go and you keep talking to each other and anychance you get to go see her, do it.  Eventually there will be a path created for you two to be together.
90003
I sometimes still think of my first love.  They will never leave that piece of  your heart, it is ok to think of him, as long as you don't act on it.  Everyone thinks of past loves.  It is totally normal.
181383
you should tell the person you're with now your true feelings, that you love him, you care for him, and love him.. but you still have feelings for your ex... tell him that you're sorry, and didn't want to hurt you.. but he's gonna hurt more if you stayed dishonest to him.. tell him that he'll find the right "one" for him, and you're not the "one" for him.. and when you've done that.. maybe now you can work things out with your ex! tell him that you still have feelings for him, and that you couldn't stop thinkin bout him! =)
67742
When you commit yourself your person, you are saying you love them just the way they are.  You should support and encourage your partner in any attempt they make at personal growth, but the worst statement anyone has ever made is "I can change him/her" or "Oh he's/she's never had someone that loved them like me, they'll change" \nIf you don't love them as they are then move on.
272893
It's infatuation. HOWEVER, infatuation is just the first step towards love. In this stage you're in, you wanna be with them all the time. You can't stop thinking about them, etc, etc.\n\nAfter a few months of being in a relationship, this feeling wears down a bit. In 6 months to a year, if you still want to be with them, it's probably love.\n\nBut to keep the relationship moving in that direction, you have to create a strong base of MUTUAL honesty, trust, compromise, communication of thoughts/feelings, and respect.
23226
I believe that if you truly love someone you will always love them the only change is the way you love them , if you have remained friends and kept in touch it may be a little hard , because you have gotten used to loving em as just a friend , however if you just run into em one day and start over it wont be if its meant to be . Everything happens for a reason so if the two of you are meant to be together you will . Trust me my first love and I have fallen in and out of love several times over the last 10 years I stopped stressing it when I realized that it will just happen if we are truly meant for eachother !!
673089
Sorry but there really is no easy way. You care about him and don't want to hurt him even though he has hurt you. Tell him what you said to us. Let him know that even though he had your heart from the beginning you do not feel like an important part of his life so you need to end things so that both of you can find other people who may be better suited for the types of relationships that you guys want to have.
281155
well for one you never want to bring up anything about an ex cause then they will think that you are still in love with them and it will put a dapper on things and you never tell a date on the first date that you love them and you should just talk about the things you two like to do to learn more about one another