valentines day

It can be difficult for a man to say those three words that mean so much to a woman, especially on Valentine’s Day.

Those words are dangerous. And powerful. Simultaneously intoxicating and sobering. They are full of responsibility, promise, and stars. Forgive men for taking them seriously. Because, for the most part, we do. Telling a woman “I Love You” can warp the space and time continuum. That’s some major cosmic stuff right there.

There are multiple other ways to tell your feelings. And that’s true for a lot of men. Whether we’re falling for you, or have already fallen, we sometimes try to find other ways to tell you “I love you” that aren’t quite so direct.

Here are twenty-five suggestions for alternatives to the “L” word. If your man says any of these, just accept that he’s dropped the L-O-V-E bomb.

1. You are the syrup on my waffles.
2. Um. So. Yeah. 100%.
3. I don’t care if I have to wield a pitchfork with one hand, and a roaring chainsaw with the other, no zombies will ever eat your brains. Not while I live.
4, My pillows smell so much better when you’ve slept on them.
5, I read every single one of your tweets.
6, I wish you were key chain size. I’d put you in my pocket and take you everywhere.
7, Even if you forget who I am when we’re old and fat, I’ll still come to visit you and read you stuff, just like in that stupid movie that always makes you cry.
8, If you want to be with another guy, that’s totally cool. I’ll just spend the rest of my life sitting on a bar stool, nursing a beer and hoping the glow of the jukebox playing our song over and over masks my red, swollen eyes.
9. From the moment I met you, I’ve wanted to see you naked, and that hasn’t changed. Never will.
10. I have brought you meat, the roses of the caveman! Now, I will make FIRE!
11. My penis, heart, and brain are all in unanimous agreement about you.
12. I had this dream the other night. I was stumbling through a forest at night. It was dark and I couldn’t see where I was going, and in the distance I could hear wolves howling. Then the cloud cleared, and the moon illuminated a path to a village. Only it wasn’t a moon. It was your beautiful face, glowing silver against the night sky. What the hell do you think THAT means?
13. I am a grown ass man, but I have to be honest: you’re my personal night light.
14. G’head. Take the last beer.
15. Here’s a baseball bat. Just hide it under your bed while I’m away on business.
16. As a Vulcan, I recognize the significance of a quickened heartbeat, sweaty palms, and heightened activity in my brain’s pleasure centers when you are around. However, I do not fully comprehend why I feel compelled to insert my tongue inside of your mouth. I find it… fascinating.
17. I am perfectly happy co-depending on you.
18. When I was a kid, there was this amusement park that had a ride that would spin you around really fast. It was so much fun. I’d ride that thing all day, and every time I’d get off it, I’d be laughing, but thinking I was going to puke. All day long: laughing while on the verge of vomiting. That’s how I feel right now.
19. Your face tastes like cake and dynamite. Dynacake!
20. I have a lifetime subscription to You Magazine, the magazine about you, for me. By the way, you look stunning on the cover, just like every month.
21.You had me at “Who are you?”
22. I wrote you this poem: “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art so hot.”
23. This chubby’s for you.
24. I want to be your personal airbag.
25. I know.