We Asked People How Long They Waited to Say 'I Love You'

According to research, one in 10 say it after a week. But as we discovered, most people wait a lot longer.

What do you think is the average time it takes new couples to say "I love you"? Think it'd be a month? Maybe six? Well, according to research from dating website eharmony, the definitive average in Australia is two months. But the discovery I found more surprising is that one in 10 Australians say “I love you” less than one week into a new romance. Less than a week!

This made me wonder about the stories behind the averages. What are people thinking when they wait only a week, or not much more? Or what do people think about saying "I love you" in general? Is it as big a deal as it used to be? I asked around Melbourne to find out.

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