'We said 'I love you' after just 12 hours of dating - we didn't care if it was too soon'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSaying those three little words to your partner is one of the first huge milestones in any relationship. But social standards on just how long you should wait before dropping the L-bomb leave many people fearing their partner might reciprocate their feelings.
Google searches for ‘How long do I wait to say I love you?’ are up by a huge 100 per cent, according to widow and widower dating app Chapter2. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Researchers at the app spoke to three couples about their love story and how long it took to say those three magic words.
Hannah and James, both 29, met in their biology class when they were just 14-years-old. The pair have now been together for 15 years, bought a house in 2019 and got married last year.
When asked who said, ‘I love you first’, they both agreed Hannah was the one who dropped the bombshell. “When she had a crush on me, she wrote it in a letter,” James said. “But once I asked her out on MSN, she said it instantly and the next morning at school she kissed me on the cheek.
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