drop the L-bomb

To say "I love you" or a similar expression of love to a romantic partner, especially unexpectedly and/or for the first time. We'd only been dating for a couple of months when he dropped the L-bomb on me. I was so shocked that all I could think to say back was, "Thank you!"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jiang	-	Chinese
ZuriÑE	-	Basque
Christel	KRIS-tel	German
Aleksandra	ah-lyek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ah-leek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ahl-ek-SAHN-drah (Polish)	Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Estonian
Bartolomej	-	Slovak, Croatian (Rare)
Meginrat	-	Ancient Germanic