If they are that close to me, then they are safe to express my feelings to. I believe it is much tougher to initiate a relationship.
It's difficult for me to initiate a relationship because I'm worried I'm going to upset them in the attempt by making them feel obligated, put upon, guilty for shooting me down, annoyed by another guy taking a shot, etc. etc. And since I don't want to initiate something with someone until I am sure I want to keep them, it makes it really difficult.
When I am certain someone will be receptive, I have no problem initiating. The problem is always figuring that out in the process of getting to know if I am interested in them.
I don't know why, but those words feel extremely awkward coming out of my mouth. I usually only say it to my mom.
I don't think it's always that easy to express a feeling. Sometimes, there's fear of the response, not sure if the person feels as much as you, whether they want the relationship to change or remain the same. Not sure. I don't want to be the first person to admit feelings, since that's never worked in my favor. But it seems revealing feelings can make someone feel obligated to feel the same. And that's something I wouldn't want.
Can you explain why.
1. they might not want to be told
2. they might not reciprocate
3. it can change the dynamic of the relationship for the worse
also i kind of prefer more indirect and subtle ways of being told that i'm cared about; being explicitly told that i'm loved can be "too much" (does anyone know what I mean?)
it depends a lot on the person though, with some people i do say it outright.
I have a lot of trouble expressing how I feel to people. I'm bad with words when it comes to things like that. I either say something too extreme or don't feel as if I say enough. When I talk to people I really like I always end up staring at them with all these words stumbling around in my head. When I try to let them out I just end up saying something cliche which annoys me to no end.
This^^^. Sometimes, it feels as if i'm going around in circles.