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I may end up rambling a bit here but let me bounce some thoughts off of you guys. My girlfriend [20f] and I [21m] have been dating for a year now and things have been amazing in every way. Love is something we've talked about several times and we both agree that to us, romantic love means knowing you could spend the rest of your life with someone. We both feel that love is something that you have for someone you are really serious about. We have a committed relationship but we're both young and just taking it one day at a time. I guess we have a more serious view of the term than most people our age, which is fine but I guess I still have some nagging thoughts about it.

I mean, it's just a word we ascribe meaning to; our actions and actual beliefs are what really count. Maybe I'm just afraid of the term, maybe I have a false sense that love is supposed to be a magical, transcending feeling about someone.

**You might be thinking "If you've both talked about it and are fine with it, what's the big deal?"** Well, that's true, it's not a huge deal but I guess I also feel strange about it because I know our situation is abnormal for people our age and she gets teased about it from her family and friends. Her family and friends ask what's the deal considering how much she adores me along with the long duration of our relationship.
<bot>: Dating for an amazing year but she and I have not said we love each other. We have both talked about it but it's something that lingers in my thoughts.