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Lyn coweat verifiedlesbian @fugi@amazonawaws.com
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I wish there were as many (differently nuanced) ways to express liking someone in the English language as in German.. 🥺
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Lyn coweat verifiedlesbian @fugi@amazonawaws.com
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"I like you": feels awkward to say to me
"I love you": great but pretty huge leap, not an option for saying to anyone still
"love you": I know there's apparently a pretty big difference between with and without "I", but at least to me as a non native speaker it feels not that different
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DJ RNDM @DJRNDM@chaos.social
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@fugi

adore
cherish
fancy
being into

in some regions, digging or treasuring sb. is completely common too
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Lyn coweat verifiedlesbian @fugi@amazonawaws.com
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@DJRNDM yes, tho those that mean liking someone, not being attracted, all feel like pretty big words too to me, not that casual
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DJ RNDM @DJRNDM@chaos.social
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@fugi Yep. But I would think that "I fancy you" and "Ich hab dich lieb" are pretty much the same level. The idea was foremost to show other options, but I agree that most of these are indeed stronger/bigger words.
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Lyn coweat verifiedlesbian @fugi@amazonawaws.com
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meanwhile German:
- ich mag dich
- ich hab dich gern
- ich hab dich lieb
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Knievel @ Home neocat_floof_cute @knievelcat@amazonawaws.com
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@fugi I've found saying something like "I enjoy spending time with you" or "you're fun/comfy to be around" is a great way to express this
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Lyn coweat verifiedlesbian @fugi@amazonawaws.com
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@knievelcat yes, true ^^
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