What does it mean when.....?

Franky	He has to grow to be a man, cause than me had no fear to say it. To bad for you that you have married such an weak guy. Franky

Jennifer L	If you've got no other problems with your marriage, I think it's just a personality thing. At work, he might not feel it's professional to say "I love you" on the work phone.

writing out loudd!!!	that's just a guy thing. your married! that right there show you that he ain't playing games. so dont let something little ruin your happiness together..

gibsongirl	He's obviously uncomfortable saying it around other people so why do you continue to nag him about it? If he still says it when you two are alone, or tells you in other ways, LEAVE HIM ALONE. Your neediness is just going to drive him away if you MAKE him say it when he doesn't want to. When he tells you again in private, give him a big smile and kiss, and be thrilled!

MiaMonique	He'll probably grow out of it (literally). I'd say it's more of a "boy" thing than a "guy" thing. My husband doesn't care who's in the room, he'll tell me he loves me even if I don't say it first, but he's a 50 year old man. So, I'm thinking, maybe, when your husband is self-confident and mature, he'll also say it without feeling uncomfortable. It's like when teenagers don't like their parents to hug them in front of their friends, you know? 'Cause it embarrasses them. He loves you. Don't worry about it.

wesley_1971	Well maybe the spark has dwindled in your relationship, I always tell my gf I love her , but were not married, so that might be the key.. But regardless of who I am around , I will say I love you to her & mean it as well .

Tffyren	I think its just a guy thing.....Ive been with my fiance now for about 5years and hes the exact same way.....before we got together we were best friends and i was friends with all his Buddy's and one day we noticed he was talking to his girlfriend at the time...he said i love you at the end of the conversation and we teased him about it....not saying his friends do that but you never know

aa889d	Haven't you seen the commercial ? ..... If he says it around the "guys" a giant blue beer can will fall out of the sky and squash him like a bug !!! No kidding it really happens !!!

scott r	they prob. give him a hard time about it. seems like hes hanging around the wrong type of people. as long as you know he loves you, by way of his actions. thats what really matters. tell him how this bothers you. you can always send him balloons at work. that say i love you all over them if he does'nt give in to your request. good luck

tinkerbell	My husband is the same, except he won't say "I love you" in front of anyone. Men still behave like boy's and find it hard to show their feelings, especially in front of their mates, who might give them a hard time, so immature! I would'nt worrry, I think it's a "guy thing".

Julie H	Don't embarass him in front of his friends by baiting him into saying "I love you" back. The boys will just tease him. Don't set out to take away his manliness by trying to get him to act like a girl. Just save those "I love yous" when you are alone together.

Have a GREAT day!	That sounds really weird. My hubby is not at all embarassed about saying I love you... In fact, hes usually the first one to say it when were on the phone or if we part ways or something. He shouldnt be embarassed to say he loves you. Maybe his friends give him crap about it. I had an old boyfriend who wouldnt say I love you back. Only because he was a retard and cared more about what his friends thought

litlindy	seriously, i think it's a guy thing.. guys, for some reason, are either ashamed or embarrased to mention their feeling around their "buds" reality is.. if it's becoming an issue and you feel hurt by his actions, you should talk to him.. make sure it's in a non - confronting way.. just a talk.. let him know how you feel and maybe next time he'll consider that.. communication is the key to success.. cliche? yeah i know, but it works.. :) good luck

Taylor T	guy thing

Amy D	Yep. He needs a back bone. Ask him if he is ashamed of you.

Babycakes	This is certainly a "guy thing"

Simply Lovely	My husband and I always say I love you to each other over the phone no matter who is listening. We work for the same company. so the "guys" are use to me and he is manly enough to say it with them listening. We also tell our children that when we talk on the phone. What you need to do is this....tell your husband that the reason you always tell him that you love him is if something happen to you or him, the last words out of your mouth would have been I love you. If I die, I like knowing that the last time I talked to my husband that my words were I love you.

chato	it's a guy thing, if he says it infront of his friend they are gonna give him areally hard time and he will never hear the end of it. So he feels like he needs to act really macho around his friends. My friends used to tease me alot cause I always called my wife to sy where I was and who I was with. But I really din't care about it, although sometimes was really anoying. Don't worry , it's just so his friends don't tease himn and give him a hard time.

butterfliesRfree	It's a "macho" thing - yes. I have an ex-husband and he NEVER said it -- but the thing is, he wasn't raised in a loving home the way I was -- that word "love" wasn't used a lot -- I figured out later. Of course, that's not the reason he's an "ex" -- there were other reasons for that.....but it makes sense -- "love" can be an uncomfortable word if you aren't used to it.....unfortunately.

Older and Wiser	It is a guy thing, I'm a guy and I agree that he is very immature. He also has immature friends if they razz him about saying "I love you" to his wife of five years. My guess is they don't razz him, but he thinks they will. He needs to have one of his guy friends say it to their lady in front of him to show him how a real man behaves. If they do razz him, they are jealous of the wonderful relationship he has and he needs to point that out. Some things are not embarrassing to say no matter what and that's one of them.

Â©2009	It's definitely a guy thing... Try this, when his next birthday or your anniversary comes around, send flowers to him at work, they will really bust his nads and saying I love you in front of them will come very easily from then on.

Josh G	it's probebly just a guy thing. most guys dont want to be mushy around their friend or in public.

Babygirl76	I don't know. I can't say it is a guy thing. My husband says it all the time. Maybe it says it to you in other ways . Just not verbally. Maybe in action. Maybe you speak different love language.

Its only forever not long at all	ive been with my bf for about 4 years now he has never had a problem saying i love you in front of anyone some guys have a problem saying it and others dont just ask him why he has a hard time saying it in front of his friends

mommie	its just a guy thing. trust me every now and then if i have to call my hubby at work he does the same thing

gggggg123456789	its a guy thing- all guys are embarresed to say i love u in front of their friends cuz their friends will tease them nonstop about it, even if u have been married for 5 years. its just the way guys are

Poppa	yes you should worry about it,he should feel comfortable around his guy friends, your his wife u need to talk to him about this and express your feelings.

~nicole~	My man shouts it from the rooftops. Some men are just that way.

hushnowjustplayit	My question is why do you keep saying it in front of his friends when you know it makes him uncomfortable? Are you trying to socially castrate him?

Sandy Ego	He may just like to keep his feelings private. I don't think it's a "guy thing", I think it's just his nature. I would never say "I love you" to my husband in front of other people - it's too personal; I don't wear my feelings on my sleeve. Sounds like your husband trusts the family members and is very comfortable around them, but perhaps there's not the same degree of trust and comfort with his friends (which really is how it should be). P.S. I disagree with labeling it a "guy thing"; my ex was always very profuse in professing his "love" to me in public. But the amount of professing does not reflect the depth or the breadth of the feeling, as I found out eventually (the hard way). Hence, he's an ex; I'm now married to a guy who says "I love you" maybe twice a year, but he shows it every day. I much prefer this arrangement.