Be a Verbal Valentine!

With over 6,000 living languages in the world, the language of love is one that seems to have no boundaries. So this Valentine’s Day, tell your sweetheart, significant other, or relative how you really feel with one of the phrases below. From a couple of words to a long sentence, there are endless ways to show someone you care about on this special day and every other day of the year.

Great feelings of love and passion are wonderful and fill our hearts.  Put them in the right words so that your partner or a beloved one can know how big the emotions are.

If you want to express your feelings, you don’t always need a lot of words!  But you need to find the right ones.

To a boyfriend, girlfriend, and/or romantic love:

1. I’m yours.
2. I love you.
3. I need you.
4. I adore you.
5. I cherish you.
6. I love you too.
7. I love so much.
8. I cherish you.
9. I’m fond of you.
10. You’re my angel.
11. You lift me up.
12. I love you a lot.
13. I care about you.
14. You complete me.
15. You fill my heart.
16. You rock my world.
17. I’m mad about you.
18. You are my heart.
19. I love you forever.
20. You stole my heart.
21. You’re my sunshine.
22. I’m nuts about you.
23. You rock my world.
24. I’ve fallen for you.
25. I’m crazy about you.
26. You are all I want.
27. I’m lost without you.
28. I’m in love with you.
29. You’re my everything.
30. You are my sunshine.
31. You’re the one for me.
32. You light up my life.
33. I will always love you.
34. You’re my one and only.
35. You mean so much to me.
36. You are my everything.
37. I need you by my side.
38. I have feelings for you.
39. I’ve got a crush on you.
40. I’m nothing without you
41. You cast a spell on me.
42. My heart longs for you.
43. To me, you are perfect.
44. I can’t live without you.
45. It’s so easy to love you.
46. You give me wings to fly.
47. I love you more each day.
48. You mean the world to me.
49. You are my one and only.
50. My heart is yours forever.
51. My heart is where you are.
52. You are my one true love.
53. You are my perfect match.
54. You mean the world to me.
55. You’re the love of my life.
56. I love you unconditionally.
57. You are a dream come true.
58. My heart is in your hands.
59. You’re the light of my life.
60. I’m head over heels for you.
61. You are and the one for me.
62. You are the yin to my yang.
63. I want a lifetime with you.
64. I am better because of you.
65. I’m falling in love with you.
66. I love you with all my heart.
67. You are the apple of my eye.
68. I love you more than anything.
69. You make my heart skip a beat.
70. You are my life and my world.
71. You are my reason for living.
72. You are the light of my life.
73. You hold the key to my heart.
74. How could I live without you?
75. My life began the day we met.
76. You make my heart skip a beat.
77. I love you to the moon and back.
78. I love you more than life itself.
79. I want to spend my life with you.
80. I cannot stop thinking about you.
81. In you, I have found my soulmate.
82. I love you more than I love myself.
83. I never knew love until I met you.
84. I’m so lucky to have you by my side.
85. I’m head over heels in love with you.
86. I love you more than any word can say.
87. I love you from the bottom of my soul.
88. I love you from the bottom of my heart.
89. You are the one I’ve always wished for.
90. What would I be without you in my life.
91. I cannot imagine life without you in it.
92. I cherish the day you walked into my life.
93. My love for you is unconditional and eternal.
94. All of the good in my life is because of you.
95. My love for you is unconditional and eternal.
96. You are the best thing that ever happened to me.
97. My love for you grows stronger with each moment.
98. My soul is complete now that you are by my side.
99. Words cannot express the deep love I feel for you.
100. My life changed forever when you became part of it.
101. I would give up everything else just to be with you..
102. I love you more than coffee, and that’s saying a lot.
103. I have been searching for you since the beginning of time.
104. There isn’t a word in the dictionary for how much I love you.
105. My only regret is that we did not meet even sooner so we’d have more time together.

Find the right words

Find the right words when it comes to surprising the person you care about.

Write a greeting card

If you don’t have the courage to say the words, write a beautiful greeting card where you can express your feelings in the best words in writing.  The words written on the card show how important this person is to you.

Of course, flowers and chocolates are always appropriate as a sign of love or affection.  But a personalized gift card shows that you know what words he or she needs to say to make you feel loved.

Touch those with a love letter

A love letter is also good when you want to express your feelings. Find the words that come from your heart that can touch the soul and show that treasure is the best thing that has ever happened in your life and that your love is limitless and all-encompassing.

ROMANTIC QUOTES:

106. “And if love be madness, may I never find sanity again.” – John Mark Green
107. “You are today and all of my tomorrows.” – Leo Christopher
108. “In case you ever foolishly forget: I am never not thinking of you.” – Virginia Woolf
109. “They slipped briskly into an intimacy from which they never recovered.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
110. “My heart is, and always will be, yours.” – Jane Austen
111. “He’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” – Emily Bronte
112. “I exist in two places, here and where you are.” – Margaret Atwood
113. “We were together. I forgot the rest.” – Walt Whitman
114. “So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.” – Paulo Coehlo
115. “You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It’s not overrated. There’s a reason for all those songs.” – Sarah Dessen

There are no wrong greetings

Take the opportunity to express affection and love when in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it is often forgotten. Whether you’ve been together forever or just recently in love, express your feelings.

You can’t go wrong with wishes on Valentine’s Day. After all, it’s about making others happy. A simple greeting can be sent to friends, family, and colleagues. There is no right or wrong greeting. But the right words are also important here.

To a friend, family member, or platonic love:

116. I love you guys!
117. I love you as a friend!
118. I love your company!
119. You’re my best friend!
120. You put a smile on my face!
121. I love you; you’re the best!
122. Thanks for being my best friend!
123. You always make my day brighter!
124. You are one of my dearest friends!
125. I’m so grateful to have you as a friend!
126. I love you, mum/dad/grandma/grandpa!
127. You’re my favorite human on this planet!
128. Ain’t nothing better than a bestie like you!
129. I couldn’t have asked for a better friend/mum/dad!
130. You’re the best mum/dad/brother/friend in the world!
131. Thanks for being the best mum/dad/brother/sister!

Don’t let language be a barrier to living the love of your life.

Find the most beautiful words to express your feelings, and don’t forget to match the words with actions.

Build your bridges of love!

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