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Why do they say love you to the moon and back?

Why do they say love you to the moon and back?

“I love you to the moon and back” is a common phrase used to express strong affection for another person. This phrase rests on the distance between the Earth and the Moon, emphasizing that their love is even greater than this outsized distance. Loving someone “to the moon and back” refers to a strong, lasting love.

What does I love you to the moon and back mean scientifically?

Basically, this means your love for another person equals all the blood your heart will pump as long as you live.

What to say when someone says they love you to the moon and back?

Better Than “I Love You To The Moon and Back”

  1. “I love you to the moon and back and to the moon and back a second time!”
  2. “I love you to the sun and back even though I would probably die from the heat of the sun once I get there”
  3. “I love you around the earth 19.2 times”

What does love you to the moon and never back mean?

It means I love you so much it compares to a distance that is farther than we can imagine and more (“and back”) If you said “… never back.” I’m sure the person you love would wonder what you mean. See a translation.

What does take you to the Moon and back mean?

The phrase “to the moon and back” basically means more than anything or more than anything else. The notion is using the distance from the Earth to the Moon and the return trip (or 455,000 miles or so) as a measure or unit or quantum of (say) love.

Why do people say I will love you to the Moon?

It is usually used in hyperbolic statements like ‘I will love you to the moon and back’ where it is implied that the distance to the moon and back is so far that it will never end. This of course is not true, but humans are great at exaggeration and over-simplification. Going to the moon was at one point a seemingly impossible distance to traverse.

Where does I Love you to the Moon and back come from?

I love you to the moon and back, sometimes shortened to love you to the moon and back, is used to express the vastness of one’s affection for another. Where does I love you to the moon and back come from?

What does the phrase to the Moon mean?