Love…
…spoken as a child was “I like you”; as teenager as “love ya”; in the 20’s with “I love you”; when 30-something “I love you with all I am”; middle-aged 40’s as “I will always love you” and now in my 50’s I say “I love you even though you’re no longer here”.

German psychologist and philosopher, Erich Fromm
Immature
love
says
“I love you
because
I need you.”
Mature
love
says
“I need you
because
I love you.