When 'I love you' is overused.

At some point at the start of a relationship I believe the words 'I love you' are thrilling to hear. They are fresh and appealing and hold some verve but over time when overused these utterances ring hollow. I am guilty of using this refrain when I am in no way feeling loved or wanting to express love. I do so to give a false sense of security to my spouse. I suspect my wife does the same thing. Rather than blurting out these catchwords is there an alternative? After an amount of thought, I think what I would like to hear my wife say at this point and time is 'I desire you.' This to me would be more sensual and carry greater sway in my mind. However just as some men might find it difficult to put their feelings behind a phrase like 'I love you' with it's connectations of finality and the unrelenting hormonal response it triggers in the fairer gender, I fear my preferred phrase is a step too far for my wife and a great majority of women. There is a crux as always in such thinking and even as modern writing is falling victim to 'textification' how soon would a refreshed plea of desire become shredded and ragged like a flag exposed to the extremes of weather? Is it necessary thus to continuously reinvent? Is marriage and the worded terminology therein best to be treated like a garden that is tended throughout all the seasons? New seeds get planted with new words and when these grow into healthy plants we admire them. But there comes a time when all must wither and die so the mind must stay strong during a wintery patch. Come spring with careful sowing fresh crops burst forth from the soil and so likewise must the dexterity and intellect of tongue and mind combine to keep new heraldings of love alive.

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