It is nice to hear the words I love you. But actions speak louder than words, and sometimes so do looks. My H never says it, at least not without prompting. But I can see it in his eyes, not all the time, but sometimes. Like tonight. We are visiting my family and for the past 2 days my husband has stayed cooped up in the house with my parents, while I have been hanging out with my sister and her kids. Tonight when i walked into my parents house, I thought maybe my husband would be feeling angry that I had been ignoring him. But the second he saw me he jumped up and gave me a big smile. To me, that said i love you. No words needed.