What would you do if your partner didn’t show you they cared about you only with words?
September 11, 2025
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23 comments
Not date them anymore. I need action that matches their words. Talk is cheap.
Words are just that, words. My husband shows he loves me by his action and that is by far more important than anything he has ever said to me.
Leave.
Actions speak louder than words.
Both are important. My partner shows it almost exclusively in actions. He’s gotten better over the years because I’ve expressed that I need word. Exclusivity of either one isn’t enough.
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I’d leave. Love is an action you act upon daily. I’d rather be with someone who never spoke and loved me through actions than the smoothest Casanova any day
Everyone is different with regards to this topic. I personally think it’s important that more than words to show you feel that your love for me is real.
I would not be in a relationship with them.
If there’s no care, there’s either neglect or emotional abuse, or both.
Most importantly, it means you have been neglecting and suppressing your own feelings and needs to accept the situation. This ultimately just benefits them and leads to pain and resentment for you.
I like to think about the child version of myself and how they deserve to feel so much love and so much more than that. You deserve better, and by continuing somewhere where you are not valued, it’s keeping you away from it.
How do you wish to be shown in action that he cares?
I got divorced
Actions matter way more than words, so I’d either talk to them about it first and if nothing changes, I’d choose myself and leave.
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That’s called manipulation.
Words serve to support actions; they cannot stand on their own.
Words are easy. Actions are what matters.
Ask him to be more involved. Wait several months. End it.
hmm will pack my things up
This question is confusingly worded
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Actions speak louder than words, I would need both.
It took a while to sink in, but I left. I still don’t know if he gets why I want nothing to do with him.
From experience, leave 🙁 I thought it was enough but it wasn’t for me
23 comments
Not date them anymore. I need action that matches their words. Talk is cheap.
Words are just that, words. My husband shows he loves me by his action and that is by far more important than anything he has ever said to me.
Leave.
Actions speak louder than words.
Both are important. My partner shows it almost exclusively in actions. He’s gotten better over the years because I’ve expressed that I need word. Exclusivity of either one isn’t enough.
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I’d leave. Love is an action you act upon daily. I’d rather be with someone who never spoke and loved me through actions than the smoothest Casanova any day
Everyone is different with regards to this topic. I personally think it’s important that more than words to show you feel that your love for me is real.
I would not be in a relationship with them.
If there’s no care, there’s either neglect or emotional abuse, or both.
Most importantly, it means you have been neglecting and suppressing your own feelings and needs to accept the situation. This ultimately just benefits them and leads to pain and resentment for you.
I like to think about the child version of myself and how they deserve to feel so much love and so much more than that. You deserve better, and by continuing somewhere where you are not valued, it’s keeping you away from it.
How do you wish to be shown in action that he cares?
I got divorced
Actions matter way more than words, so I’d either talk to them about it first and if nothing changes, I’d choose myself and leave.
[removed]
That’s called manipulation.
Words serve to support actions; they cannot stand on their own.
Words are easy. Actions are what matters.
Ask him to be more involved. Wait several months. End it.
hmm will pack my things up
This question is confusingly worded
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Actions speak louder than words, I would need both.
It took a while to sink in, but I left. I still don’t know if he gets why I want nothing to do with him.
From experience, leave 🙁 I thought it was enough but it wasn’t for me