How to say "I love you" in English
For example, just the usual "I love you" ("I love you") in English is easily rephrased by a couple dozen succinct and non-trivial phrases. Check out a few good examples below.
"I adore you" - "I adore you."
"I love you from the bottom of my heart" - "I love you with all my heart".
"You mean so much to me" - "You mean so much to me."
"We're meant for each other" - "We're meant for each other".
"I'm infatuated with you."
"You're perfect" - "You're my ideal".
"I've totally fallen for you".
Poetic phrases
It used to be much harder and... longer to confess one's love. Love letters came so slowly, and sometimes they didn't come at all! But it was still much more epic than sms messages. But, believe me, you can be epic too! Even if you're not a writer or poet, these phrases will add variety to your love confessions.
I yearn for you. - I miss (yearn for) you. I'm under your spell. - I'm under your spell. I'm smitten with you. - I'm smitten with you. You turn me inside out. - You turn my world upside down. You've put a spell on me. - You've bewitched me. My heart calls out for you. - My heart sinks at the sight of you. You make me feel young again. - You make me feel young again. Come, let us make love deathless. - Come, let us make love deathless. With you, forever won't be too long. - With you forever won't be too long. If you need to hear why I love you, I can go on all night. - If you need to hear why I love you, I can go on all night. I never knew how joyous life could be, until I saw your face. - I never knew how happy life could be, until I saw your face. So, fall asleep love, loved by me... for I know love, I am loved by thee. - So, fall asleep love, loved by me... for I know love, I am loved by thee... I love you, and I will love you until I die, and if there's a life after that, I'll love you then. - I love you and I will love you until I die, and if there's a life after that, I'll love you there too.
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The first declaration of love
There are also many stirring sayings in the English language for this awe-inspiring moment in a person's life.
"I have feelings for you" - "I have feelings for you.
"I think of you as more than a friend" - "You're more than a friend to me.
"I've got a crush on you" - "I'm madly in love with you".
"I think I'm in love with you."
"I think you're the one" - "I think you're the one".
English declarations of love 100+ phrases
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Aug 16, 2021 - 7 min read
You are in love, in a romantic state and very eager to declare your feelings. But the most popular phrase, "I love you," seems too trite and boring for you. Or maybe you just do not want to reveal their true emotions right away. Or maybe you want to surprise your partner with unexpected words. In any case, romantic vocabulary in English which we collected in this article will help to express sympathy, gratitude, falling in love, passion to the object of your adoration. Love phrases in English sound no less impressive than in Russian. Note that most English confessions can be used by both guys and girls.
We have divided all expressions into groups reflecting their emotional coloring.
They will help you to express sympathy, a good attitude:
- You're amazing/amazing. - You're amazing.
- You're my treasure. - You're my treasure.
- You're my everything. - You're my everything.
- ♪ My ♪ my king. - You're my king.
- You're unbelievable. - You're incredible.
- My angel. - You're my angel.
- My princess. - You're my princess.
- ♪ my ♪ ...prince. - You're my Prince Charming.
- You're wonderful. - You're wonderful.
- You make my cheekbones crawl. - You take my breath away.
- I like you. - I have a soft spot for you.
These phrases will help make your confession more poetic and sophisticated, even if you are not a poet. Add variety to your love vocabulary.
- I'm in love/in love with you with no memory. - I'm smitten with you.
- Charmed/charmed with you. - I'm under your spell.
- In love with you. - I'm enamored with you.
- I'm enamored with you. - I yearn for you.
- You have bewitched/enchanted me. - You've put a spell on me.
- You've made me crazy. - You turn me inside out.
- ♪ With you, eternity is not enough ♪ - With you, forever won't be too long.
- You are special. - You are special.
- When I see you, my heart sinks. - My heart calls out for you.
- My heart calls out for you. - My heart calls out for you.
- You stir my soul, sweetheart. - Sweetheart, you stir my soul.
- I could talk all night long about my love for you. - If you need to hear why I love you, I can go on all night.
- # I adore you # - I idolize you.
- It's unbearable without you. - I can't bear to be apart from you.
- Let's love each other forever. - Come, let us make love deathless.
- ♪ I'm melting into you ♪ - I'm totally into you.
- I don't want to think what life would be like without you. - I don't even want to think about what life would be like without you.
- I fell in love with you, I fell in love with life. - After I fell in love with you, I fell in love with my life.
- I feel love and inspiration when I look at you. - When I look at you, feel love and inspiration.
Classic confessions that are always relevant and help you tell your soulmate what's most important.
- I love you. - I adore you.
- ¶ I'm yours ¶ - I'm yours.
- You are adorable/charming. - You're captivating.
- I'm totally in love with you. - I've totally fallen for you.
- There's no more of that. - There is no other.
- # I love you with all my heart # - I love you from the bottom of my heart.
- You mean so much to me. - You mean so much to me.
- You're perfect. - You're perfect.
- I'm in love with you. - I'm infatuated with you.
- Sometimes I can't stop looking at you. - ¶ Sometimes ¶ I can't stop looking at you.
- You complete me. - You complete me.
- I depend on you. - I'm addicted to you.
- My soul mate. - You're my soul mate.
- You're my lover. - You're my lover.
- I can't live without you. - I'mad dicted to you.
- You're my lover. - You're my lover.
- We were meant to be together. - We were meant to be together.
- I have feelings for you. - I have feelings for you.
- ¶ I love you infinitely ¶ - I love you to the moon and back.
- ¶ I love you more and more every day ¶ - I love you more and more every day.
- ¶ I love you ¶ - I'm fond of you.
- # It's more than falling in love # - This is more than a crush.
- You make my soul sing. - You make my soul sing.
- You are the sun of my day and the moonlight of my nights. - You are the sunshine in my day and the moonlightof my nights.
- When I wake up, I smile for another day with you. - When I wake up, I'm smiling, because it's another day with you.
- I'm so excited/excited that we have a lot of time there to be together. - I'm so excitedthat we have so much time to be with each other.
"Hot" phrases that can also be used to express your feelings.
- Wanting you. - I want you.
- # I like your body # - I love your body.
- You're so hot/hot. - ♪ You're ♪ ¶ so ¶ effing hot.
- Let's do it. - Let's get it on.
- Make it burn with desire. - You make me burn with desire.
- My life is incomplete without you. - My life is incomplete without you.
- I'm so happy you are mine. - I'm so happy you are mine.
- I'm crazy about you. - I'm crazy about you.
- I need/need you. - I need you.
- I need you to be mine. - I must have you.
- I am burning for you. - I am burning for you.
- We have chemistry. - We have a good chemistry.
- Madly in love. - I'm head over heels for you.
- I can't live without you. - I can't live without you.
- You turn me on! - You turn me on!
- Everything about you turns me on. - Everything about you turns me on.
- ¶ I worship you ¶ - # I worship you #
- ¶ I'm drawn to you ¶ - ♪ I'm drawn to you ♪
- # I'm mad about you # - I'm mad about you.
- I want to feel you near me. - I am consumed by the desire to feel you near me.
And these phrases can sometimes be used to bring a smile, to surprise.
- I'm hooked on you. - I'm hooked on you.
- All thoughts of you. - I'm all about you.
- You're my love. - You're my man/my girl.
- Sick/sick of you. - I'm down with you.
- I'm mad/obsessed with you. - I've got a thing for you.
- You're not bad/not bad. - You're not bad.
Easy phrases that lack a certain seriousness.
- I love you. - Love ya.
- You're awesome/disgusting. - You're so awesome.
- You're cooler than most people. - You suck less than most people.
- I feel something for you. - I feel something for you.
- You have an unreal sense of humor. You laugh at my jokes. - Your sense of humor isfantastic.You laugh at my jokes.
- I like that you understand my sarcasm. - I like that you understand my sarcasm.
- ♪ I'd shave my legs for you ♪ - I'd totally shave my legs for you.
- ♪ You ♪ ... like you. - I kinda like you.
- I kinda like you. - I'm rather partial to you.
- Can't handle you. - I can't get over you.
- How did you become the totally amazing person you are? - How did you becomethe utterly amazing person that you are?
They can be used in a relationship for a long time.
- My/my darling/darling. - You're my darling.
- My sunshine. - You're my sunshine.
- # My other half # - You're my other half.
- I am devoted to you. - I'm devoted to you.
- My/my sweet/sweet. - You're my sweetie.
- We're soul mates. - We're soul mates.
- My goddess. - You're my goddess.
- I'm in love with you. - I'm sweet on you.
- You look beautiful today. - You look great today.
Phrases that add objectivity to confessions.
- I care about you very much. - I care for you deeply.
- I am physically attracted to you. - I'm physically attracted to you.
- I'm physically attracted to you. - I feel affectionate towards you.
- You are the object of my affection. - You are the object of my affection.
- You are the perfect woman for me. - You're my ideal woman.
If you need to convince your mate of your attitude or you want to write a love letter with a confession, you can use the following phrases:
- We make a great team. - We make a good team.
- We make a great couple. - We're a good match.
- We're meant for each other. - We're meant for each other.
- We're meant for each other. - We complete each other.
- We're perfect for each other. - We're perfect for each other.
- I'd rather argue with you than kiss someone else. - I'd rather argue with you than kiss someone else.
- You can't deny what's between us. - You can't deny what's between us.
- I think of you as more than a friend. - I think of you as more than a friend.
- I have been infatuated with you for a long time. - I've had a crush on you for a long time.
- I cherish you more than anything else in my life. - I cherish you above anything else in my life.
- I didn't feel fulfilled/full without you. - I just wouldn't feelcomplete without you.
- Do you want a relationship with me? - Do you want to go steady?
- I'm ready/ready to take it to the next level. - I'm ready to take it to the next level.
- I will never love another person as much as I love you. - I will never love another personwith as much intensity as I love you.
- I think I want to have a baby with you. - I think I wanna have your baby.
- I can't believe how much I'm in love with you. - I can't believe how hard I've fallen for you.
- I love you even more today than I did yesterday. - I'm more in love with you today than I wasyesterday.
- I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you. - I can't wait to spend the rest of my lifeetogether with you.
Find love declarations in English to your taste and give tenderness and pleasant emotions to your halves.
Quotes about love
To conclude, let's find out what great people have said in English about love.
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." - "What you dream alone is only dreams. What you dream together is reality. (John Lennon)
"The heart wants what it wants. There's no logic to these things. You meet someone and you fall in love and that's that." - "The heart wants what it wants. There's no logic to these things. You meet someone, you fall in love, and that's it." (Woody Allen)
"Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired." - "Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired." (Robert Frost)
"Better to have lost and loved than never to have loved at all." - "Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." (Ernest Hemingway)
"Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough." - "Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thou art enough." (George Moore)
"To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best thing." - "To love and win is the best thing in life. To love and lose is the next best." (William Thackeray)
"People should fall in love with their eyes closed." - "People should fall in love with their eyes closed."
"True love stories never have endings." - "True love stories never have endings." (Richard Bach)
"We loved with a love that was more than love." - "We loved a love that was more than love." (Edgar Allan Poe)
"One love, one heart, one destiny." - "One love, one heart, one destiny." (Bob Marley)
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Short quotations about love in English with translation
The Russian language is a great language and it has written many great works, many of them devoted to love. But so about their native language can say every nation, including English speakers. It's hard not to agree with them, especially after reading the beautiful little quotes about love in English.
Not sure that your knowledge is enough to understand the meaning of what is written? Then this collection of aphorisms and sayings of great people with translation into Russian is what you need. Enjoy interesting thoughts of others, get inspired and tune in to a romantic mood.
Compliments in English
- You're my king. - You're my king.
- You're amazing. - You're amazing.
- You're my angel. - You're my angel.
- You're incredible. - You're incredible.
- You're my princess. - You're my princess.
- You're my treasure. - You're my treasure.
- You're my Prince Charming. - You're my Prince Charming.
watch a sunset or sunrise together - Watch a sunset or sunrise together
English phrases for persuasion
If you are trying to persuade someone to love you.
- We're a good match. - We're a good match.
- We complete each other. - We complete each other.
- We're meant for each other. - We're meant for each other.
- We're perfect for each other. - We're perfect for each other.
- You can't deny what's between us. - You can't deny what's between us.
- I'd rather argue with you, than kiss someone else. - I'd rather argue with you than kiss someone else.
- Every day I look at you and feel love and inspiration. - Every day I look at you and feel love and inspiration.
- You are my world, gravity always pulls me toward you. - You are my world, the attraction always draws me to you.
- Maybe you don't need the whole world to love you. Maybe you just need one person. - Maybe you don't need the whole world to love you. Maybe you just need one person.
- If I were spelling out my favorite thing in the world, it'd be spelled "Y-O-U." - If I were spelling out my favorite thing in the world, it'd be spelled "Y-O-U.
- I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. - I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.
Cold. Warmer... Play the kissing game. Think of a place on your body where you would like to be kissed, but don't tell it to your significant other. Let them start kissing you. If the kisser moves closer to the intended spot, say "warmer." And "colder" if they move in the wrong direction. Find out how long it takes them to find your coveted spot.
Old-Fashioned Phrases
These phrases are dusty and out of fashion, but you can still hear them from time to time.
- You're my best girl. -You're my best girl.
- I'm sweet on you. -I'm in love with you.
- Do you want to go steady? -Do you want to go steady?
- Will you go with me? -Will you go with me to dinner?
- # I'm enamored with you # # I'm enamored with you #
- # I'm mad about you # -I'm mad about you.
- I hereby declare my love and affection towards you. -I hereby declare my love and affection towards you.
- Roses are red; violets are blue; sugar is sweet, and so are you. - Roses are red; violets are blue; sugar is sweet and so are you.
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Loud words.
If you don't mind slightly exaggerating (perhaps in jest)... 50. "I worship you." - I worship you. 51. "I'm crazy about you." - I'm crazy about you. 52. "We're soul mates." - We're soul mates. 53. "You make me want to be a better man." - You made me want to be a better man. 54. "We were meant to be together." - We were meant to be together. 55. "I can't live without you." - I can't live without you. 56. "You're my goddess." - You're my goddess. 57. "I can't bear to be apart from you." - I can't bear to be apart from you. 58. "I idolize you." - I idolize you. 59. "You're my everything." - You're my everything.
Romantic phrases in English
These kinds of phrases are said by characters in short stories... They can sound either quite serious or romantic, and sometimes a little naive if you use them ineptly.
- I'm infatuated with you. - You've turned my head.
- You're my lover. - You're my lover.
- You're captivating. - You're captivating.
- I'm addicted to you. - I'm addicted to you.
- You're perfect. - You're perfect.
- I've totally fallen for you. - I've totally fallen for you.
- I can't wait to spend the rest of my life together with you. - I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you.
- Sometimes I can't stop looking at you… You look too damn good. - Sometimes I can't stop looking at you... You look too damn good.
- You are the one I want to spend my life with — my soul mate. - You are the one I want to spend the rest of my life with - my soul mate.
- I am consumed by the desire to be with you, to talk to you and to feel you near me. - I am consumed by desire to be with you, to talk to you and to feel you near me.
- I could search my whole life through and through and never find another you. - I could search my whole life through and through and never find another one like you.
- When you feel alone, just look at the spaces between your fingers, and remember that's where my fingers fit perfectly. - When you're lonely, just look at the gaps between your fingers, and remember that my fingers fit there perfectly.
pick out a book and read aloud together - pick out a book and read aloud together
