I agree with Zeke, forget about all those chlichés you heard what Japanese people say or don't say. They are just that, chlichés. Of course Japanese couples tell each other "aishiteru", it simply depends on how serious the relationship is and then there are people who say it more easily than others. I know couples who say it all the time and also couples who don't really say it, simply because one of them isn't really sure how serious it is. Also my female friends use it a lot to express when they are gratefull for something and want to tell me how much our friendship means to them.
Honestly, this "once in a lifetime" cliché may have been true in the 50's, but not today anymore.
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