Why do people say “I love you”, when they don’ feel the emotion? Do they not understand the meaning? Do they feel obliged?

    “Love” is too casual now days; everybody says it. It is as if the most important phrase of ones life is thrown around by all. This is harmful to humanity in my opinion. The 3 little words sound like the harp of an angel to some. What happens when a person that can toss this phrase around says it to somebody that glorys in it? I can personally answer this question. He told me that he loved me, he swore it to me. There was no pressure to say it in our relationship, i never made him feel like he had to say it, if he didnt mean it… Now he tells me that he doesnt love me and im supposed to move on after believing his golden tongued deceptions. How am i supposed to let go after, only a few months ago, he told me that he loved me so much that he would marry me tomorrow if it was possible. Usually when somebody says, “I would marry you tomorrow if I could” doesnt have any feelings but love in his heart…well thats what i thought. I got the lets be friends, because Im not ready for you, but give me sometime, and maybe… Youre supposed to be for later, the one for me to spend my life with when im ready to settle down. Why let the one person you love go, because you dont feel that youre ready? Isnt it the whole goal of dating to find the one you want? So if we found eachother why let it go?

    So again I ask, how can people throw “love” around and hurt people? I know love isnt supposed to hurt but what happens if thats whats happening? How are you supposed to say “I know that I gave you my heart but, oh well just walk away, I dont care”?