omg that is horrible, i would never want to imagine that. but even if that really happened i wouldn't turn them in, they are still my parents as fucked up as that may sound. of course i would be devastated but that is all i know. btw i think that insight tastey had about #2 is really good....its so true, love is so different for people and that is what causes so many conflicts. Your "i love you" could mean, i really like who you are and what you stand for, and you mean alot to me when the other person's "I love you" could be a jealous needy clinging or sometthing completely different. it really is true that people need to be in synch with each other in that aspect. also i think "i love you" could evolve to mean different things throughout the relationship. in the beginning its all infatuation and feelings are so strong and everything but then it becomes all about the commitment, etc. but im sure everyone who has been in a long term relationship knows this. your feelings can change over time so intstead of "i love you" being all romantic it can just become more of a friendly type of thing. when u are old an dmarried "i love you" could just mean that you wil get out of bed at 4am to get your husband/wife water from the refrigerator when u are so fucking tired and u want to just lie there and not get up and are cursing them the whole way there, lol.