How would you tell someone you love them without using the word love?

Express how deeply I care about them, how they make me happier on my best day and make the worst days better. Let them know my life would not be the same or as good without them there with me.

you leave them a big cake in a room for them to eat while you go outside play with the dog or the kids you have

I don't know what it is that I like about you but I like it a lot.

Wait for them to say it to me and then say "And I you"

I like you more than mangoes and books

"You're like a giant always hug for my heart."