when i talk to him, i find myself tempted to tell him that i love him, but i catch myself before i do. it's far too early to say that - he's still in a relationship with someone else. (but somehow that relationship doesn't bother me. love is not possessive.)

i wonder if we just make too much of the word 'love.' i wonder if speakers of other languages view love differently as a result of linguistic differences. is love not such a big deal in french, where like and love are the same word?