you share this with your partner first so they are not taken by surprise when you don't just openly repeat "I love you too" every time they say "I love you.") Let's take back the power of this phrase.

25 “I feel like 'I love you' is overused, so it takes some time for me to say ... get from six months in either direction, like either too early or too late, it starts to get a little odd.” ...