Soulmate BLOG

Being in a relationship of any caliber may one day lead to one or the other of the involved parties expressing their love for the other party.  At this juncture, the other party can express their love back to that other person, or they may not know how to or want to reciprocate those feelings.  If you are one of the many people that are on the receiving end of an “I love you” and you are unsure how you want to respond, you are not alone.  Of course, when someone tells you that they are in love with you, they will be waiting for some sort of response.  The response you give them will likely dictate where that relationship goes from there.  In the following article, we will review more information about you may want, or what you may not want to do if you are caught in a scenario where you cannot reciprocate.

If your partner has expressed that they are in love with you, and you were unable to express these feelings back to them, you will have to analyze the real reason or reasons why you did not reciprocate these feelings back to them.  Hopefully, your partner was not so offended by you not immediately reciprocating those feelings that they gave up on you, unless, of course, those were your intentions.  If the reasons that you did not relay these feelings back to your partner did not have to do with a lack of love, then you will want to start analyzing some things about yourself and about your relationship.  There are many reasons that you may not want to express feelings of love for someone right away.  One reason may be that it is too soon for you to know whether you are really in love with this other person or not.  If this is the case, take into account the time that you have been dating this person.  If you have not been with this other person for very long, it may simply be that they are too eager to find love, and it is premature for them to say as it would be premature for you to say as well.  On the other hand, if you have been dating this person for awhile, and they expressed their love for you, you will want to start analyzing different aspects of your relationship with this person.  In fact, you may be holding back your own feelings due to previous, hurtful relationships.  If this is the case, this is something that you will have to ease into.  Also, if this is the case, you should explain to your partner why you are not reciprocating at this time, especially if you do not want to lose them.

If you cannot reciprocate due to lack of love, you should also explain this to your partner.  If you do not want to get serious with a person who has just expressed that they are in love with you, it is best to save both parties from future heartache and explain to them that you just do no feel the same way about them as they do about you.  However, if you do not want to lose the person who has expressed their love for you, you will have to explain whatever personal reasons you have for not expressing that love back to them, otherwise you will more than likely lose them in a short amount of time.