Do you agree with this conclusion? Once you say "I love you" to a person, you automatically give that person the right to hurt you. Hi friends , you are all right from one perspective. Thanks for your contribution in revealing your pointsof view. As matter of fact, this conclusion was adopt by G.dondesk on his analyzing the book " thinking at the limit with Freud and Lacan , which was written by Juan-David Nasio" He mentioned that this speech " Once you say "I love you" to a person, you automatically give that person the right to hurt you." also bears indirect meaning that if you say I love you to someone deep form you heart , that means you pledge covenant to your lover to be two in one soul , his destiny is yours the pain of lover belong to you , it can be as allusion for pain of love. It can be considered as pun in meaning structure.