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"The first time someone in a relationship expresses those three little words, it&amp;amp;#8217;s usually a pretty big deal. An &amp;amp;#8220;I love you&amp;amp;#8221; also holds quite a bit of weight when exes are thinking about dating again. So (spoiler alert!), when Chuck blurted out this declaration while he was hooking up with Blair on last night&amp;amp;#8217;s Gossip Girl, she wasn&amp;amp;#8217;t sure what to do. Has this ever happened to you? One of my friends has a similar story. She was at that stage in her relationship where she knew she loved her boyfriend&amp;amp;#8212;she just hadn&amp;amp;#8217;t told him quite yet. One night, they were fooling around, and the words just spilled out of her mouth. Eeps! Like Blair, she didn&amp;amp;#8217;t know what to do next. Later, my friend talked to her beau about it, and he explained that the feeling was mutual. Fast-forward to today, and they&amp;amp;#8217;re happily married. We do place importance on saying &amp;amp;#8220;I love you&amp;amp;#8221; in relationships. How it&amp;amp;#8217;s said. When it&amp;amp;#8217;s said. What happens before, after and, ahem, during when it&amp;amp;#8217;s said. But, really, the words often pop up at the most unexpected times: during a good-bye on the phone, during a fit of laughter, during those hazy, half-asleep wee hours of the morning. And I kind of love that because it&amp;amp;#8217;s those quiet, little, unplanned moments that often hold the most meaning for couples. When did you and your man first say, &amp;amp;#8220;I love you&amp;amp;#8221;? Have you ever let an unintentional declaration of amore slip mid-hookup? Or, do you always plan when you&amp;amp;#8217;re going to reveal your true feelings? When was the last time a guy told you he loved you? More romance chitchat: *Dating Men: 4 Totally Free Ways to Make Your Guy Feel Special Today *Have You Ever Had Trouble Quitting Your Ex? *How to Find Out If Your Love Life Needs a Redesign More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: GIOVANNI RUFINO/ THE CW"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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