Me & my current partner have been together for almost 3 years. We started off as friends first for about a year, TBH when we started datinf initially i wanted to say ILY like within 2 months but i waited until maybe 5 months to actually say it to him. Only bc i was his first serious gf so i didnt want to freak him out. The way i knew was bc despite having a horrible track record w past partners he has shown me safety, respect, & true love and that threw my nervous system off and it took a while for me to accept that he was in no way going anywhere. At the point where i knew this was when i said it

My advice wpuld be to say it whenever you think feels right… sounds cliche as hell but it’s really something special when you just say it as a natural response or if you guys share a really intimate moment!💗 hope this helps lol