When you tell someone you love them and they don't say it back, it’s easy to beat yourself up over it. But as licensed psychotherapist, Victoria Elf Raymond, PhD , tells Bustle, you’re only human.

Not everyone falls in love at the same pace or in the same way. Whether you'll never feel it or you just aren't ready, here's what to do if someone says "I love you" but you can't say it back.

What to do when you say “I love you” but don’t hear it back. Don’t freak out (or pull a Dean from Gilmore Girls and dump your partner) if you say “I love you” and they don’t say it back.

1. Routine Has Silenced the Words. Over time, many couples stop verbalizing love because it's 'understood.' Work, kids, responsibilities—all these can push affectionate words to the back burner.

Key points. It is inappropriate to say “I love you” in two major circumstances: too early and when you don’t mean it. Men tend to confess love earlier than women and are happier to receive ...

It’s tough love. A “no-nonsense” dating coach says a woman should dump her boyfriend if he hasn’t said “I love you” within three months of starting the relationship.

Men reveal when they knew they were in love and how they said I love you for the first time, and experts weigh in on when the best time is to say I love you.

The most romantic ways to say 'I love you', ... As Anna Scott) And don't forget I'm also just a girl standing ... do is tell me that you picked up food for me and that it's waiting back home.