Do you have a difficult time saying the "L" word?

[Modem Butterfly]

No, I'm not talking about lesbian. I'm talking about love. Do you have a hard time saying you love someone? Do the words stick in your throat?

Will, my partner, has a difficult time saying that he loves me. In ten years, he's said it only a few times. Mostly, he tries to show it- for instance, today, I got a big, beautiful bouquet of flowers in my office. And yesterday, when I had to go to the doctor suddenly, he was waiting for me when I came out (he said he hadn't been waiting long, but I was there for over four hours, and I'm sure he'd had a looooonnnnnggg wait). He does little things like getting my car waxed and detailed without telling me, or maybe surprising me with a computer game he thinks I'd like (surprising as in buying and installing it on my laptop without telling me, then letting me discover the surprise). But when it comes to saying the "l" word, he just can't do it. I tell him I love him all the time, and either he doesn't say anything, or he hugs me, or he makes a joke. But I don't really mind. What about you?