When I Love

When love and my love said to me "I love you" to me, do not tell the expected, most surface-response "I love you too." What I mean is:

"I know."

In various degrees of tone, way, intensity, and inflection. I think that saying "I know". Gets more significant because it implies that "Yes, I realize how I love you. Yes, I realize that you love me. I appreciate the sentiment, your kindness and what this means to me."

"I know."

Wow! What a privilege luxury.

When I say "I love you" to her Naman not expect the party "too well. Y'see, it defeats the purpose of the core essence of love that is selfless. You say" I love you "from the fullness of your heart. If you say that with affection to return a response from your loved one, becomes an "I, myself," my problem. Love is selfless. It does not expect to be repaid. Or wait for a response. thrives in gift, and giving himself away. This is the reward in itself.

So when the person I love would have said,
"I love you, darling ..." I would say that:
"I know." (Cheerfully)
"I know." (With eyes wide with guarantee)
"I know." (Whispering, sleepy)
"I know." (Suggestive, eyebrows and all)
"I know." (Spoiled brattily)
"I know." (Tired but appreciated)
"I know." (With a smile and a wink)
"I know." (Like, oh, I've foever!)
"I know!" (Victory)
"I know." (Between tears, after or during a bad time)
"I know." (Smug, complacent, so sure of anything else)
"I know." (Possessive and passionate)
"I know." (As a fervent prayer)
"I know." (How is forever ..).