We all know what love is, and when we feel it, and/or have it bad for someone, we say “I love you.”

What about how we feel when we like someone, should we say “I like you”, to let the person know we have some level of feeling for them,
or do we just assume that we know another person likes us by how we interact together? If we assume it though, we could be wrong,
so is "like" an emotion we should clarify too?

I have told people I really like them before, I save the love word for when it is warranted.

i like u...........................

'I Like yu' Means a lot 2 the 'Hearer'. And most times, it is Less Nervously Received than 'I Love yu'

okay... here's another question relative to that one

Here on Mingle we interact with lots of people, and outwardly it appears we like each other, but how do we really know? I mean it could be just for show, right? So, if we like someone should we let them know, or, because this is a dating site, would it be considered "flirting" if we tell each other that we like one another?

Ummm, can only think of one or two I don't like, and I'm sure the feeling is mutual. Then again, I get along with everyone whether at work or at a bar too.

I think it would be a nice gesture, hard to say if it would be flirting or not, depends on how much pursuing is done I guess.

that's sweet of you to say, gaji... and now that I've read your profile, you seem to be a likable person too...

Cool, hippie.. a nice gesture.. you're right... and it's okay if the people we tell that we like don't tell us in return, because no one should feel pressure to show affection on either the like or the love level, unless they want too... why are feelings and expressing them so darn complicated sometimes...

Well, yu should Say it, but to Some1 yu Believe will take it the way yu Mean it. Meaning, from the way they interact with Everyone, yu will know how they'll Respond to it

I think I understand... so if we interact like being just on a friends level, then it's cool to tell our friends we like them as such... and if on other levels, then what is appropriate... got it...

To me saying I like you; I could say that to anyone. To say I have deep feelings or I love you is completely different.

It can still be Said on Other Levels if yu're Confident

By the way, yu have a Very Pretty Face; I 'Like' it

I am marrying the next person that 'likes' me

If I tell a man I love him; you better know I really do.
I have liked many, but only loved a very few I could count them on one hand and have fingers left.
I think a man and woman know when they really like each other. But I usually would say if I liked him or not.

I like some of your posts...

Hi navygirl... I agree.. saying I like you is relatively innocent enough.. but do you think it could be construed as a come on, flirting even? And, do you think maybe some people who say, i like you, is just like a feeler to see if there are any emotions there to start with, and if they get an, I like you too, back, they take that as something more than it is and expect more? I ask these questions because I don't want to lead anyone on... but at the same time, I don't want to have to deny what I'm feeling either..

Hi Kennee, I think I missed this earlier... but it really hits home to me so I wanted to reply to it now... What you said is so profound and yet so simple! I really "feel" this... and I'm going to hard copy it so I can put it in my journal of awesome truths...

Yes; I think people will use it as a feeler to see how the other person feels about them but if you just like a person say as a friend; then you need to let them know. Its tricky though as you don't know and can't know how another person will react as you aren't a mind reader. I say just throw it out there and see what happens. I don't think its leading one on as you are making a general statement and if they take it to mean more; then that is just how they will interpet this but I think you need to be prepared to clarify what this means if they ask you what you meant by that.

thank you for the compliment... okay.. prime example for a question... can this statement be construed as flirting? Or is it just an innocent appraisal, like commenting on a poem?