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To be honest with you, I feel like this would be a silly question for me to ask myself because those 3 words come out very naturally for me, when it just feels right. It doesn't have to be forced or manufactured; I don't have to reach a certain amount of "I love you"s within a certain time frame—it comes out when the need to express it is just... there.
And obviously, do express it by your actions, your nature, and your respect, but I don't see why these would be, in any way, mutually exclusive with letting out those 3 words whenever you feel it's right.
To give an analogous situation, I don't mind white people saying anti-racist slogans, and, in some cases, I might even encourage it, but they also should express their anti-racism by their actions, their nature, and their respect.
The point is that, while, "I love you," can be fake, performative, and meaningless, so can a lot of things. But when you know that the sentiment being expressed is genuine, then that's when it matters.
No forcing. No bullshit.
Just feelings.