Can’t find the words?
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Three simple words, so many variations.
But, when Dean showed up at her school,she realized she couldn’t let him go again.
Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox on ‘Friends’; Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski on ‘The Office’; Dan Levy and Noah Reid on ‘Schitt’s Creek’.Credit:NBCU Photo Bank; NBC; CBC Television
Best part:“Because I love you, you idiot!”
It caught Claire and the viewers off guard in the most welcome way possible.
I loved you when you wept in my arms that first night at Leoch.
Alexis Bledel on ‘Gilmore Girls’.Warner Bros. Television
(Then it happened a third time withKatheryn Winnick’s Hanna.)
And it’s possible for you to bet thatwe still cry when watching this scene.
It’s always the guy who said ‘I knew.’
Sam Heughan and Caitríona Balfe on ‘Outlander’.Starz
I knew right from the beginning…
I’m that guy.
Bones, I’m that guy.
Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz on ‘Bones’.Greg Gayne/Fox
And you know what?
It still gets us every time.
Best part:[Pause] “I’m in love with you.”
Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski on ‘The Office’.NBC
She never stopped looking for him.
And ever since this aired, we never stopped dissolving into tears whenever we see it.
Best part:The.
Henry Ian Cusick on ‘Lost’.ABC
Ryan and Marissa onThe O.C.
Best part:Marissa’s “thank you” in response to Ryan’s “I love you.”
That’s what we thought.
Ben McKenzie and Mischa Barton on ‘The O.C.'.Fox
Best part:“I’m still in love with him; I am,“she said.
“I’ve been in love with him since I was 23 years old.
He’s…He’s everything to me.
Julianna Margulies on ‘ER’.NBC
He’s my life.
I feel complete when I’m with him, and I feel empty when we’re apart.
He’s the father of my children…and he’s my soulmate.”
Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.ABC
And while Derek (Patrick Dempsey) didn’t “pick” herthattime eventually he did.
That’s what counts.
Best part:“Derek, I love you.
Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski on ‘Chuck’.NBC
To use a rom-com cliche, she made him want to be a better man.
I chose to be a spy for my family and friends and you.
I chose to be a spy because…Sarah, I love you.”
Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz on ‘Angel’.The WB
I’ll never forget.”
Best part:“How am I supposed to go on with my life, knowing what we had?
What we could have had?”
Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder on ‘The Vampire Diaries’.The CW
But the series finale saw his return…at least in Alicia’s head.
Best part:“I’ll love you forever.
“Alicia
“I’m okay with that.
Julianna Margulies and Josh Charles on ‘The Good Wife’.CBS
We give it a 10, darling.
Best part:“Pacey, this is about how you carried my bag off the bus yesterday.
Best part:“I thought…that it mattered, what I said or where I said it.
Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson on ‘Dawson’s Creek’.The WB
Best part:“I love you.
I’m in love with you.
You’re the love of my life.
Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox on ‘Friends’.NBCU Photo Bank
My every feeling is controlled by the look on your face.
I can’t breathe without you.
I can’t sleep without you.
Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn on ‘Scandal’.ABC
I wait for you.
I watch for you.
I exist for you.”
Leighton Meester and Ed Westwick on ‘Gossip Girl’.The CW
He won ours, however, with three little words: “You were right.”
It was four words: “I love you, too.”
Best part:See latter line.
Zooey Deschanel and Hannah Simone on ‘New Girl’.HULU
Best part:Jess’ befuddled finger-guns response.
Best part:“I’ve got a problem.
[Cut to present day] And I never have.”
Homer and Marge on ‘The Simpsons’.Fox
Best part:“I’m completely, completely in love with you.
(Minutes later, though, he tells her, “I love you, too.”
It still hurts.)
Matthew Rhys and Luke Macfarlane on ‘Brothers & Sisters’.ABC
Best part:“You know, the worst thing is…that I f—ing love you.
No, no, don’t.
No, let’s just leave that out there just for a second on its own.
Andrew Scott and Phoebe Waller-Bridge on ‘Fleabag’.Prime Video
I love you.”
It was simple, sweet, and Sam.
Best part:“From the very start, down deep inside, I have been crazy about you.
Shelley Long and Ted Danson on ‘Cheers’.NBCU Photo Bank
Crazier about you than any other woman I’ve ever met.
Hell, I was crazy about you even when I hated you.”
Best part:“Well, I would have said, ‘Is this seat taken?’
David Hyde Pierce and Jane Leeves on ‘Frasier’.NBC
And you would have said ‘No.’
And then I would have said… ‘What are you doing for the rest of your life?'”
Over the years Steve (David Eigenberg) had gone above and beyond for Miranda (Cynthia Nixon).
David Eigenberg and Cynthia Nixon on ‘Sex and the City’.HBO
(Remember when he showed up for her mom’s funeral?!)
Who knew that it’d bea small pantry encounterthat sealed the deal?
Best part:“I love you, too.
Sasha Pieterse on ‘Pretty Little Liars’.Freeform
I mean, c’mon…Miranda, you’re the one.”
Best part:“I wanna do this, together….
I want to be a family.”
Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd on ‘Moonlighting’.ABC; ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection
Best part:“I want you to know me completely with no secrets because you’re the one.
You always will be.”
Kids say the darnedest and sometimes wisest things.
Tom Welling on ‘Smallville’.The CW
Best part:“All I know is you and I belong together.
I kinda wish I was wearing it right now because it smells like you.”
Best part:“Four years ago, you came to my little town and you changed my life.
Danielle Fishel and Ben Savage on ‘Boy Meets World’.ABC
I never thought that one person could do that to another, but you did.”
Best part:“I love you, too.
It’s as if he can’t believe how much he loves Elena.
Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris, and Jason Segel on ‘How I Met Your Mother’.Ron Tom/CBS
The love speech lesson here is when you really mean it, forget the nicknames.
Best part:“I love you, James.
I love you so much.”
Emily VanCamp and Gregory Smith on ‘Everwood’.The WB
Rather, their disagreement was what made their portrayal of marriage all the more realistic.
He, however, needed to chase his dream.
ADisneysong, no less!
Darren Criss and Chris Colfer on ‘Glee’.Disney
Yes, we’re corny.
Best part:“This is a song for dreamers everywhere.”
Best part:“The end of my world was unrecognizable and upside down.
Paul Wesley on ‘The Vampire Diaries’.The CW
There was one thing that remained the same.
You…were my friend, and you told me the truth.
Even when the world was falling apart, you were my constant…my touchstone.”
Josh Holloway and Elizabeth Mitchell on ‘Lost’.ABC
Best part:“Today’s the day my life begins.
All my life I’ve been just me just a smart-mouthed kid.
Today, I become a man.
Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton on ‘Friday Night Lights’.NBC
Today, I become a husband.
Today, I become accountable to someone other than myself.
Today, I become accountable to you, to our future.”
John Stamos and Lori Loughlin on ‘Full House’.ABC
And we love that for them.
Best part:“I don’t expect you to say it back right now.
Say it when you’re ready.
Martin Sheen on ‘Grace and Frankie’.Netflix
Just felt right to me in the moment.
You’re my Mariah Carey.”
David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson on ‘The X-Files’.Fox
Katherine Heigl and Justin Chambers on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.Scott Garfield/ABC
Dan Levy and Noah Reid on ‘Schitt’s Creek’.CBC Television
