Dating do-overs

In relationships, is erasing your verbal missteps as simple as saying, "That didn't count"?

That question's on my mind after reading this piece from The Frisky, "When I Love You Doesn't Count."

Finally...permission to dismiss "I love yous" driven by factors like drunkenness and loneliness.

It sounds good in theory, but I think "I love you" has so much relationship-changing potential that you can't simply discard it, even if it was said under especially sloppy circumstances. The same goes for that one line-crossing criticism you unexpectedly yell during a fight.

As much as you tell yourself it didn't count, its effect will always linger in your relationship.

But maybe that's just me.

How often do you say "that didn't count"?