Telltale signs he’s about to say ‘I love you’

It’s hard to say those three simple words. For most men it starts off as a suspicion then it grows to certainty, then to anxiety about how and when to say it, and whether the woman might feel the same way. Even if your guy has a hunch that you love him too, it’s nerve-wracking to be the first one to say “I love you.”
Plus there’s the pressure of getting it “right.” He wants to be sitting in a park after the best date ever, have a sweet speech ready, and as soon as you say it back, the previously inactive fountain comes to life and shoots beautiful streams of water into the air as you kiss. That’s what the movies make us think this moment should be, and most men know it won’t be that, so we avoid the actual act of saying these words longer than is needed or comfortable. Here are six signs that he’s gearing up to finally tell you that he loves you.
He Talks Around It
Sometimes a guy will talk around it in a million other ways. It’s like we need to test the water to see if you’ll please say it first. This is the I’m-going-to-open-the-door thing we do, where we make it so clear that we want to say it but don’t actually do so.
He is Being a Creeper
Speaking of looks, you will know your guy is getting ready to say it because you will be getting ready for a night out, or working away across the desk from him, and look up and he will be staring at you like a creeper, a slight smile playing across his face. He’s admiring you, and inwardly copping to the fact that he does indeed love you, and you just caught him in the act of doing so.
He Has a Recurring Thing for You
Sometimes a man will express that he loves you in simple gestures. These simple, routine gestures are a way of him relaxing into the relationship. Even if he hasn’t acknowledged that he’s in love with you, he’s showing it all the time by these little recurring signals.

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He Keeps Your Stuff Around
He has your stuff at his place. Either it’s the stuff you’ve left there, like your hair dryer, or stuff he has specifically purchased for you – perhaps a toothbrush, your favorite tea, or a type of wine you like. He wants you around all the time, and is building out his personal space to accommodate and invite you in.
He Has a Million Inside Jokes With You
If he keeps bringing up certain inside jokes, about a horrible movie you watched together, or something your mom always says, or a funny thing you saw in the streets, it’s because he is gearing up to tell you I love you. He’s laying the groundwork for a certain familiarity, building out a way of life and things you both care about, so as to establish a basis where a big admission like “I love you” wouldn’t be so out of place.
He Makes Big Date Plans
Have you been going out to more expensive dinners than normal? Has he invited you to fancy cocktails at a swanky hotel bar? Yeah, he’s on the verge of telling you that he loves you. In fact, if you’ve had a few of those sorts of dates lately he likely tried to get up the nerve to say it then failed.
He’s looking for the right time to say it, but felt it hasn’t been natural to do so yet.
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