How long into a relationship should a woman wait to hear I love you?
145711
when it comes to things like love ther are no time limits to be put on it if you are in love with him really in love and not just overly infatuated or in lust tell him stop thinking in terms of first or second he might be scaredto say it also i have to say it doesnt sound like you are really in love with him yet because if you were first wouldnt matter just knowing that he knows you love him would be all you thought about so think long anfd hard about if this is love and ask him where the relationship is going if you really want to know
802734
I love this question its funny! Woman tend to stablish a emotional relationship first rather than the physical. So she is trying to establish that she can A-Trust You B-That once you get it you won't leave C- That you truly care for her. Men are naturally Horn Dogs:-), nothing wrong with it but i can understand where your coming from. Just like your doing continue to respect her and eventually she will feel comfortable enough with you to share that with you. In the meantime well you have a hand ;-) Good Luck and i give you props for just not ditching her when she said she wanted to wait it shows your a real man!
763362
ok... i dont know you or your man, so i can only tell you what i do know. i have been with my man. i met him online and we became friends. after 1 month of chatting, he left to South America for a month. when he got back , we met up and started our relationship that same day. after 2 weeks, i knew that i loved him. but i held it in, and didnt say anything. 3weeks... i thought that he felt the same and we were doing as you are- telling each other how we felt about each other and all that jazz... anyway, after the fourth week had past, i was lying in his arms morning after valentines day, and i was thinking how wonderful everything was and how much i love him.. and i couldnt not tell him any more. so i told him. and he just smiled. he said thank you and that he just needed a little time to decide how he feels, but that the fact that i told him that i love him wont scare him away. anyway... 3days later, i get home and he is in my bed (he lives an hour and a half away, so that was a big deal) and he had a single red rose. he told me that he loved me and that he doesnt want to lose me. Its been 10 months now and i have no intention f leaving this man. he feels the same. We told each other a month into the relationship and everything was fine. My point, after that rather long winded saga, is that, if you are meant for each other, then telling him, should be the least of your worries and you should be secure in your relationship enough to have the confidence to tell him. dont wait for him to tell you first. chances are that he is confused and trying to sort his head out too. men arent complicated creatures. just silly ones. lol. if you love him, tell him. everything will be fine hun. trust in yourself and your relationship. \nDont wait on men. lol. You're a woman. Be a strong one.\ngoodluck to you hun\nxxx
276443
If he loves you he will wait for you :) 7 years can feel like a day to one who is in love! personally I absolutely would :) no biggie.
337958
Time will come until he/she realize that you really care for him/her. Like being respectable and honest. Show that he/she's really impotant and meaningful to your life.
813320
when you both are truly ready. not 1 second before. age doen't really matter...unless your like 14...then i would say to wait a little while. i am only 20 and i am happily married to a man of 26. we have a 1 year old son and another son due in December.
341104
So long as you are speaking from your heart...she is right, it won't matter, where, when, or how you ask her...she will love it.  These are the words women wait their whole lives to hear, it doesn't need to be some over the top production, just an honest, heart felt proposal.  Good luck!!
411892
Tell her, and find out where you stand.  It looks as though she may be ready to move on, sadly for you, as she may not see the outcome of your 'ups and downs' in your relationship in quite the same way as you do.  It might be time just to move on yourself or carry the relationship through into marriage - 6 years is a long enough time to do something about it. The fact she feels comfortable enough to make these arrangements in front of you means that she's about given up hope of going further with you because you've delayed for so long.  I think it's reasonable after so many years to decide whether you want to commit to this girl and ask her to marry you or live with you, or go your separate ways.
1070552
i say he loves and respects you and is trying to learn from his mistakes - before he leaped too quickly and it ended badly. I usually tell guys to wait until she is ready but I have to switch this time and say hey wait until he is ready. relationships are hard enough all by themselves without added pressure. sounds like a keeper to me. Be happy
678151
2-3yrs should be enough time to know whether or not you want to get married. But if you know you want to be together for the rest of your lives, then why wait. It could only take you a week to realise you want to marry each other. And it could be the best decision you ever make. It all depends on the individual.
631544
my husband and I waited about three weeks. I knew I really liked him, and I didn't want to be too easy, so I held out. I wanted to right away.\nwe have been married 4 years now.
983047
Best advice I know of. Follow your heart. Your gut instinct. If you love  her that much ask her what she thinks. If she loves you that much she will give you the right answer. And you will know. 5 more years is too long. Too much can happen in the meantime. You may meet someone else. She may. Need to decide now. Or 5 years later may be too late. If you guys really love each other, then you will know the answer. And know it now. Or you may regret it later.
285341
As long as it takes for you to truly know someone. Which is not a small task. My general rule of thumb is that by the time you've been together two years you should know if you want to be married or not. Two years has a lot of days in it good or bad and if you can make it through those, then you might need to consider being together on a long term basis, but only if the relationship is healthy for both of you.
465075
Yes, its long enough. Don't wait too long or she's gonna think you don't care anymore.
497164
women (as a demographic) aren't as complicated as some men paint them to be. a girl will tell you she loves you when she feels love for you. it's as simple as that. unfortunately for you, there is no generic equation that will give you a definite answer, in terms of time.\n\ndon't confuse interest with love. although getting someone interested in you is the right first step, there is a line that separates the two. when a girl is interested, she will allow herself to enjoy your company. issues on trusting you with her whole being or building a future together do not surface until she begins to love you.\n\nn.b. do not pray for a girl who will instantly (or at least easily) tell you that she loves you. love, for any girl is a  commitment of her heart, body and soul. a girl who will tell you she loves you within a few hours or days of meeting you is more likely to take it back than someone who's had some time to ascertain her true feelings for you.
272663
When she is ready.  Wait too long and it becomes too tense. Make it casual and respectful dude!
195616
no one should put a time limit or expect anything in any certain amount of time. it will happen when you are both comfortable with one another. dont try to rush it, four weeks is not a long time. if you want to charish that moment then wait. building momentum and imagination is so sexy. i think it means more to wait and build on something more than sex. wait cause you already know it will be worth it.