"I Miss You"

I've always found the words "I miss you" more meaningful and endearing than "I love you". To me, the word 'love' is overused and in a way sometimes, loses its true meaning. When 'love' is utter to many a times, it tends to get routinesed (sp?) and loses its special meaning. I don't know about everybody out there who's in a relationship but sometimes, I really wished he'll say "I miss you" more than "I love you".

We've been in a relationship for more than 4 1/2 years now. Each time we'll end our phone conversations with "I love you". Each time during or after making out, we'll say "I love you". Every single time we end our fight and make peace, we say "I love you". These 3 words seem so ordinary these days because it's been said far too many times. It became very common. Not like the first time I heard him said them to me. The first time, I felt that I was floating on air. I felt so happy that my heart nearly burst of happiness. That first time, those 3 words, "I love you" mean the world to me. But not anymore. Of course it still bears some kind of importance in my life whenever he said it like he mean it. But in a long distance relationship (LDR), I find that I appreciate "I miss you" more than "I love you".

There's a simple explanation for this train of thought. Being in a LDR, I felt that we somehow had to keep reassuring each other that we still love each other as much as we first started out, thus the constant "I love you". However, deep inside, I've always felt that "I miss you" is more sincere than "I love you". Whenever someone says they misses somebody, they really mean it from the bottom of their hearts. And that is how he made me feel each time he says he misses me. I know he really mean it whenever he said that. I know he said it from the bottom of his heart, sincerely saying each word and really means it. And it is during this time that I feel especially fuzzy all over. Just like the first time he said "I love you" to me, these days, a simple "I miss you" is enough to show me the depth of his love for me. Far better than using the L word itself. *sob* I truly miss him so much.