Relationships

Do You Always Have To Say “I Love You” Back?

Hearing those three little words can have quite the effect on us – if we say it back and mean it, we’re ecstatic. If we say it back and don’t mean it, we’re confused. If we don’t say it back at all, we’re guilt-ridden.

By Mia C. Gonzalez2 min read
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For those of us who’ve seen Gilmore Girls enough times, the thought of someone saying “I love you” and it not being reciprocated brings about a certain memory: Rory, one of our Gilmore girls, and her first boyfriend, Dean, telling her that he loves her for the first time… and Rory not saying it back.