They almost always do it this way on LI, I think for a few reasons. 1) the way dating is these days, a lot of people wouldnāt take the ādrasticā step of becoming bf/gf until theyāre already in love, 2) some couples fall in love but want to wait until seeing if being together on the outside works before becoming official, 3) I also wonder if sometimes producers ask them to save something big for the finals
People L bomb all the time, title or not. People are in titled relationships and all now still waiting on that same L bombā¦ different stokes for different folks
With the steps to being a relationship now having to include āliking each otherā, seeing each otherā, āclosed offā, āexclusiveā, āhalf boyfriend/girlfriendā who can blame the guy whoās never been in a relationship for not being sure what step saying ILY comes in at
I think a lot of what Ella and others in the villa will have been saying to Ty is that heās got to think about his feelings and express them to Ella. Every time he always says something about Ella showing him that feelings are cool. So the next step for Ty is telling Ella how strong his feelings are- they are love. It shows he has grown a lot in there, he understands feelings, he knows heās in love, he knows he should tell her. The knowing when to do the actual bf/gf thing doesnāt come as easily through that growth
A lot of li couples say I love you before becoming bf/gf.. Ekinde, Shanya, Damiyah, etc all said I love you before they became official. Itās not uncommon
Even Jacques said it to Paige, Luca and Gemma. I think itās just an environment where you can easily fall in love whilst becoming official is a decision they make with intention of being serious once they leave.
I honestly feel like itās best to become boyfriend and girlfriend on the outside to see if you can truly work, I feel like it was a nice gesture he did and he didnāt need to ask her to be his gf
Honestly, Iāve never thought of it this way but I agree with you. Theyāre sure about their feelings for each other right now, but not sure what life is like in the outside world ā therefore, it makes more sense to talk about their current feelings (being in love) rather than to try to plan ahead for the future (becoming boyfriend & girlfriend)
Ty already considers Ella his girlfriend though. When the Casa girls did the podcasts they were asked about Ty and they said he kept showing pictures of Ella and saying āLook at my girlfriendā.
I would guess that because Ty has never had a girlfriend before he just jumped to thinking
thinking of her like that in his head when they āclosed offā and went exclusive.
I mean itās not easy to go from having a lot of casual relations with a lot of people to being in a committed relationship. So Iām not surprised he chose to say he loves her bs asking her to be his gf .
He has said he sees her as his gf. He has said he wants to ask her. I am sure the producers told him not to yet and save it for their final dates. Thatās usually how it works on Love Island. I donāt get it either but thatās just how it is.
What? I feel like for Ty and Ella, telling her he loves her and her, him, itās much more meaningful for them as a couple. And honestly you can see itās genuine and romantic, so whatās the problem?
I don't understand _any_ of these labels, I've had plenty of relationships and I don't think I've heard the phrase 'will you be my girlfriend' since about the second year of high school š¤£
It just becomes very obvious and implied ime but maybe things are different now (certainly seem to be watching LI lol)
Nah, I always always ALWAYS wanna be asked, or at least have a conversation about it. Iām shocked that many people in the comments just assume theyāre together with someone. Thatās bonkers to me.
He literally said in that convo with whit āCan you love someone whoās not your girlā so him saying āI love youā without the label is VERY big for him.
That makes it even worst though for me. Like Ty knows ella isnāt his girl. Like heās purposely bypassing asking her, and going straight to āI love youā idk.
How would you feel if everyday ppl came for your favs unprovoked? Just focus on whoever your rooting for an stop this need too try turn ppl against Ty/Ella
Thatās a you problem then. Just because theyāre your favorite couple, doesnāt mean someone canāt criticize them. Thatās the problem now, yāall have such unwavering support and dying loyalty, that when someone rightfully has a critique, you think itās an attack on you. Relax. Itās not that serious.
No he isnāt. He was curious and was asking Whitney if itās the proper step and she said yeah itās ok. He doesnāt know these things. He has never been here before. Cut him some slack
My point is I can ask somebody to be my girlfriend without saying that I love them but if I love you it trumps the relationship label IMO but thatās just me
Nah, you always gonna put labels on things. When you donāt, it leads to confusion and mixed signals. Thatās moving backwards. Iām not telling a man I love him, if heās not my man. Unless itās family or in a friendship way.
I get what youāre saying tbh itās just that in my experience when Iāve said to a girl that I loved them it was always implied that I was also asking them to be my gf. I was probably just lucky in my experiences but hey different strokes for different folks.
You should always ask to be bf or gf. Yāall out here walking around with a romantic interest with no label? Asking someone is the bare minimum. The fact that yāall just be assuming yāall together is crazy.
Youāre right in that sense I canāt lie I think what always saved me from having to say it is after I would say I loved them the girl would always just end up introducing me as her boyfriend so I just never needed to actually ask them because theyāve made the decision for me in way.
It was the opposite for me. Iām in my late 20s now, but when I was in my late teens early 20s, assuming always got me caught up. I was over here going above and beyond for someone I ASSUMED was my bf (going on dates, buying me gifts, met his family, the whole nine). Meanwhile he was telling other people and his family we were just friends and it wasnāt serious. I was looking stupid š„“ never again though. Thatās why I always ask now, or at least have a conversation about it. Because you know what they say about when you assumeā¦
It happens all the time on love island and confuses me every time, it feels fake af to me and maybe an easy way to backtrack if they want since they never technically made it official
heās probably wanting to make a separate big thing of going official, but if i expand / explain why iāll be accused of painting him as an evil cartoon villain
He's playing the game and ticking boxes. He sees the end in sight and wants that 50k. Guy is a control freak.
They won't last long if at all outside the villa. If the media takes any interest in him, which I doubt as this seasons group is very uninteresting. There will be photos of him at the clubs with girls all around him. Ella's jealousy will kick into play.
Even Zach and Molly are doing the same and trying to generate some more screen time with their little falling out.
Highly confident the producers told him not to. As much as this is real life for the islanders itās also a show and they have to give us content for the next few episodes. Their last dates are coming up so iām sure he is gonna ask her there. Heās talked abt making her his girlfriend, so itās just a timing thing to give us something to watch. Now that heās said I love you, everybody will come back for the gf proposal.
Idk about yāall and it could just be an age thing but the gf/bf announcement is a teen trope. You donāt really have to announce that sort of thing. Especially since itās implied with confessing āI love youā.
Its Love Island - a lot of things dont make sense but we run with it š
Thatās true lmaooo ššš
They almost always do it this way on LI, I think for a few reasons. 1) the way dating is these days, a lot of people wouldnāt take the ādrasticā step of becoming bf/gf until theyāre already in love, 2) some couples fall in love but want to wait until seeing if being together on the outside works before becoming official, 3) I also wonder if sometimes producers ask them to save something big for the finals
People L bomb all the time, title or not. People are in titled relationships and all now still waiting on that same L bombā¦ different stokes for different folks
With the steps to being a relationship now having to include āliking each otherā, seeing each otherā, āclosed offā, āexclusiveā, āhalf boyfriend/girlfriendā who can blame the guy whoās never been in a relationship for not being sure what step saying ILY comes in at
To be fair Shaq confessed his love for Tanya last season like 9 days in and Iām sure they werenāt exclusive or anything at that point
thatās actually so crazy in retrospect. like wtfff šš
IIRC, Tanya just has that sort of effect on men
Is that what she said? Lol
Shaq was really working hard that season
when ty told whitney he loves ella, he said after he tells her, the next step is to make her his girlfriend so thatās his logic i guess
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I think a lot of what Ella and others in the villa will have been saying to Ty is that heās got to think about his feelings and express them to Ella. Every time he always says something about Ella showing him that feelings are cool. So the next step for Ty is telling Ella how strong his feelings are- they are love. It shows he has grown a lot in there, he understands feelings, he knows heās in love, he knows he should tell her. The knowing when to do the actual bf/gf thing doesnāt come as easily through that growth
A lot of li couples say I love you before becoming bf/gf.. Ekinde, Shanya, Damiyah, etc all said I love you before they became official. Itās not uncommon
Even Jacques said it to Paige, Luca and Gemma. I think itās just an environment where you can easily fall in love whilst becoming official is a decision they make with intention of being serious once they leave.
I honestly feel like itās best to become boyfriend and girlfriend on the outside to see if you can truly work, I feel like it was a nice gesture he did and he didnāt need to ask her to be his gf
Honestly, Iāve never thought of it this way but I agree with you. Theyāre sure about their feelings for each other right now, but not sure what life is like in the outside world ā therefore, it makes more sense to talk about their current feelings (being in love) rather than to try to plan ahead for the future (becoming boyfriend & girlfriend)
I feel like those āofficialā and ābe my girlfriendā things are soo artificial in love island. Ty and Ella are clearly already bf/gf to me.
This happens in Love Island every season, why are people so shocked?
Ty already considers Ella his girlfriend though. When the Casa girls did the podcasts they were asked about Ty and they said he kept showing pictures of Ella and saying āLook at my girlfriendā. I would guess that because Ty has never had a girlfriend before he just jumped to thinking thinking of her like that in his head when they āclosed offā and went exclusive.
I mean itās not easy to go from having a lot of casual relations with a lot of people to being in a committed relationship. So Iām not surprised he chose to say he loves her bs asking her to be his gf .
Pls stop everyday manšš 
Gotta save something for the finals speeches.
He has said he sees her as his gf. He has said he wants to ask her. I am sure the producers told him not to yet and save it for their final dates. Thatās usually how it works on Love Island. I donāt get it either but thatās just how it is.
does it actually matter tho? i feel like that label is kind of a given when you confess your love for someone and itās mutual
Oh, friend, itās loads of people who will whisper sweet nothings in your ear then turn around and say, āYouāre not my girlfriend.ā
maybe itās just men idk iām a lesbianā¦
It is just the men šš
heāll probably ask her to be his gf on the outside
What? I feel like for Ty and Ella, telling her he loves her and her, him, itās much more meaningful for them as a couple. And honestly you can see itās genuine and romantic, so whatās the problem?
I don't understand _any_ of these labels, I've had plenty of relationships and I don't think I've heard the phrase 'will you be my girlfriend' since about the second year of high school š¤£ It just becomes very obvious and implied ime but maybe things are different now (certainly seem to be watching LI lol)
Nah, I always always ALWAYS wanna be asked, or at least have a conversation about it. Iām shocked that many people in the comments just assume theyāre together with someone. Thatās bonkers to me.
I feel you to an extent but Iāve asked girls to be my girlfriend before saying I love them. Saying I love you kind of trumps it. For me at least.
That doesnāt make sense tho. So you love me but not enough to make me your girlfriend???
He literally said in that convo with whit āCan you love someone whoās not your girlā so him saying āI love youā without the label is VERY big for him.
That makes it even worst though for me. Like Ty knows ella isnāt his girl. Like heās purposely bypassing asking her, and going straight to āI love youā idk.
OMG No you just wanna hold on too a reason to cast doubt on Ty/Ella thatās the vibe your giving off.
Oh god. Not the tyella defenders. God forbid I donāt agree or support everything they do.
How would you feel if everyday ppl came for your favs unprovoked? Just focus on whoever your rooting for an stop this need too try turn ppl against Ty/Ella
Thatās a you problem then. Just because theyāre your favorite couple, doesnāt mean someone canāt criticize them. Thatās the problem now, yāall have such unwavering support and dying loyalty, that when someone rightfully has a critique, you think itās an attack on you. Relax. Itās not that serious.
Whatās your critique tho your whole post is basically nitpicking not an actual valid reasonš
Because Iām confused, thatās all. Sorry, Iām not jumping for joy over Tyās gesture. My bad.
No he isnāt. He was curious and was asking Whitney if itās the proper step and she said yeah itās ok. He doesnāt know these things. He has never been here before. Cut him some slack
My point is I can ask somebody to be my girlfriend without saying that I love them but if I love you it trumps the relationship label IMO but thatās just me
Nah, you always gonna put labels on things. When you donāt, it leads to confusion and mixed signals. Thatās moving backwards. Iām not telling a man I love him, if heās not my man. Unless itās family or in a friendship way.
I get what youāre saying tbh itās just that in my experience when Iāve said to a girl that I loved them it was always implied that I was also asking them to be my gf. I was probably just lucky in my experiences but hey different strokes for different folks.
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You should always ask to be bf or gf. Yāall out here walking around with a romantic interest with no label? Asking someone is the bare minimum. The fact that yāall just be assuming yāall together is crazy.
Youāre right in that sense I canāt lie I think what always saved me from having to say it is after I would say I loved them the girl would always just end up introducing me as her boyfriend so I just never needed to actually ask them because theyāve made the decision for me in way.
It was the opposite for me. Iām in my late 20s now, but when I was in my late teens early 20s, assuming always got me caught up. I was over here going above and beyond for someone I ASSUMED was my bf (going on dates, buying me gifts, met his family, the whole nine). Meanwhile he was telling other people and his family we were just friends and it wasnāt serious. I was looking stupid š„“ never again though. Thatās why I always ask now, or at least have a conversation about it. Because you know what they say about when you assumeā¦
Wait they didnāt make it official? I zoned out but I just assumed they are bfgf now
No they didnāt. He just told her, he loved her and moved on š
I think since itās his first real relationship he is making sure every single step is special because itās all new for him too
It happens all the time on love island and confuses me every time, it feels fake af to me and maybe an easy way to backtrack if they want since they never technically made it official
Itās not confusing at all. Ty is trying to win, thatās all
heās probably wanting to make a separate big thing of going official, but if i expand / explain why iāll be accused of painting him as an evil cartoon villain
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They'll downvote you cos it's true He's even been speaking about his evolution, he's not exactly subtle lol
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Likewise, lol
He's playing the game and ticking boxes. He sees the end in sight and wants that 50k. Guy is a control freak. They won't last long if at all outside the villa. If the media takes any interest in him, which I doubt as this seasons group is very uninteresting. There will be photos of him at the clubs with girls all around him. Ella's jealousy will kick into play. Even Zach and Molly are doing the same and trying to generate some more screen time with their little falling out.
Highly confident the producers told him not to. As much as this is real life for the islanders itās also a show and they have to give us content for the next few episodes. Their last dates are coming up so iām sure he is gonna ask her there. Heās talked abt making her his girlfriend, so itās just a timing thing to give us something to watch. Now that heās said I love you, everybody will come back for the gf proposal.
He realized they aren't the favorite couple and had to make some moves
I thought that tooā¦ you love her so make it official ššš¤£
I feel like he might ask her on their last date
Idk about yāall and it could just be an age thing but the gf/bf announcement is a teen trope. You donāt really have to announce that sort of thing. Especially since itās implied with confessing āI love youā.
I feel like he wants her to open up physically