\'I like you\' v \'I love you\'

“Four Loves” by C.S. Lewis is a great book.

Theere’s a treasure chest of learnings in the quotes here

It details 4 words for love from Greek that English lacks.

Language is a vehicle of thought and having different words that address nuance can give entire philosophical lectures in very little time.

You can be in love

Doesn’t mean you (as a guy) should tell a girl you love her

That communicates a certainty in wanting commitment.

And not just any kind of commitment.

The commitment of the life-long variety.

You don’t use those words lightly.

It differs from the love of God we share with everyone.

In that sense it’s actually ok to tell a girl you don’t have anything with, you love her. Of course, context matters or you’ll get smacked in the face by her spouse.

Written by Mayowa Daniel who lives and works in Abuja building useful things. You should follow him on Twitter. I'm iterating on this voice note journaling and sharing tool called olog. Get it on iOS, on Android and on the web. You can see WIP and suggest edits to articles here