Respect response to "I love you" when you don't?

Say a warm "Thank you, <person's name>." If they ask "Do you love me?" then you smile and reply "I'm working on it."

Another reply is "Of course you do. You have great taste."

When you give a warm or playful reply, their reaction will let you know if they enjoy being with you, or if they are uptight and make things awkward.

When my ex told me that he loved me, I wasn't completely sure if my feelings were that strong. I just smiled, kissed him, and then left. It took me two weeks to say that I loved him back, but as I look back upon our relationship, I'm still not sure if I really loved him.

"Thank you" is not what I think as a correct response. I think the most appropriate should be to just let it be how it is. If you don't love them back, don't force it out because you feel pressured. I think that is something I regret.

I also recently had a guy that I was seeing for only a couple of months and he mentioned 'girlfriend', 'relationship', 'love' and 'girlfriend' about the third time I had seen him and in the space of five minutes. I was completely freaked out. Then he said that he loved me on the way out, and I couldn't help but just run.

I think this is just one of life's awkward scenarios. Maybe a word should be invented when you are in this situation as a response to 'I love you', when you just really like them instead.

thank you is the best response ----- i think you probably need to consider your feelings as well ---- if the spark is not there it never will be and love is never slow

I put aww that's nice but I couldn't think of anything else to say.