"Love the Way You Lie" modtog generelt gode anmeldelser. En redaktør hos ''[[Rap-Up]]'' placerede nummeret blandt de fire bedste fra albummet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/06/21/review-roundup-eminem-recovery/|title=Review Roundup&nbsp;– Eminem&nbsp;– 'Recovery'|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|language=en|access-date=27. juli 2011|archive-date=11. november 2011|date=21. juni 2010|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/636RExNjD?url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/06/21/review-roundup-eminem-recovery/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''New York Times''-skribenten Jon Caramanica anså den som "en af albummet mest vedkommende sange" og roste Eminems evne til at se på problemerne fra begge køns perspektiv.<ref name=nyjon>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/arts/music/15jayz.html|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|title=Masters of Triumph and Pain, With Help From Friends|work=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=14. september 2010|language=en|access-date=22. december 2012|archive-date=22. januar 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/64t5ex2QW?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/arts/music/15jayz.html|url-status=live}}</ref> MTV's Rodrigues skrev at sangen gengiver indhold fra Eminems tidligere albummer, men synes han er "alvorlig" og "mere moden".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641932/eminems-recovery-track-by-track-guide.jhtml|first=Jayson|last=Rodriguez|title=Eminem's Recovery: A Track-By-Track Guide|work={{noitalic|MTV News}}|publisher=MTV Networks|date=21. juni 2010|language=en|access-date=7. oktober 2012|archive-date= 7. oktober 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6BEd9GWy8?url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641932/eminems-recovery-track-by-track-guide.jhtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Han sagde at lyrikken hentyder til Eminems forhold til Scott og at "Love the Way You Lie" er tætteste Eminem har været på en kærlighedssang.<ref name="leak">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641027/eminem-rihanna-lament-abusive-relationship-love-way-lie.jhtml|first=Jayson|last=Rodriguez|title=Eminem, Rihanna Lament Abusive Relationship In 'Love The Way You Lie'|work={{noitalic|MTV News}}|publisher=MTV Networks|date=8. juni 2010|language=en|access-date=31. juli 2011|archive-date= 6. oktober 2011|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/62F7EL65g?url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641027/eminem-rihanna-lament-abusive-relationship-love-way-lie.jhtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Redaktører på ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' sammenlignede singlen med to tidligere sange fra Eminem, der referer til Scott; "[[Kim (Eminem sang)|Kim]]" og "[['97 Bonnie & Clyde]]". De mente at han var mere mild i "Love the Way You LIe", da han diskuterer "gensidig destruktive forhold" og at Rihannas deltagelse gav en uhyggelig stemning.<ref name="avclub">{{cite news|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hits-keep-coming-30-songs-inspired-by-domestic,57741/|first1=Vadim|last1=Rizov|first2=Erik|last2=Adams|first3=Sam|last3=Adams|first4=Marcus|last4=Gilmer|first5=Scott|last5=Gordon|first6=Jason|last6=Heller|first7=Genevieve|last7=Koski|first8=Michaelangelo et al|last8=Matos|title=The hits keep coming: 30 songs inspired by domestic violence|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|publisher=[[The Onion]]|language=en|access-date=16. januar 2012|archive-date= 1. januar 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101130059/http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hits-keep-coming-30-songs-inspired-by-domestic,57741/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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