Asparval wrote:
He's probably just trying to be completely accurate about his feelings before he describes them.
Love is especially hard... I won't say it except in response to a question (and then it is because I know the answer I am expected to say and not a true description of my feelings).
This is close to my experience. I can do other words that are supposed to be difficult:
"Commitment", "care", "concern" are all within my remit, but since I'm still trying to work out what love *is*, how can I say for sure that I've got it, am doing it?
And deciding whether it's "right" to say "I love you" because that would be the *caring* thing to do, even if the term is unclear to me, now that can set up a wonderful mind-tangle.
(Aside: I did find an answer to the classic impossible query "Does my bum look big in this?", but it takes a little nerve.)