I've been putting off answering this one because I honestly can't think of an answer. I've read tons of books - mainly textbooks, and fantasy, and romantic fiction (think Nora Roberts, not Harlequin romance), but I don't know that I can say that any of them have CHANGED my views on something. I guess the closest thing would have to be my human intimacy textbook, and it was really less the book, moreso the professor.
He really pointed out how jaded the words "I love you" have become. They have become a conditioned response. Someone says, "I love you," and your automatic response is, "I love you too." It diminishes the meaning of the words because it is said so often. Ever since then I've been really careful when I say it. I only say it when I really mean it (except to young children, because they don't understand the distinction). It took a while for my husband to understand the concept, but now those words hold more power, and when I say, "I love you" he knows I REALLY mean it.
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