The other day a woman was in my office when LP called. After a brief conversation I ended with, “Ok. I love you. Bye.” Whereas she said, “If you say ‘I ‘love you’ too much it lessens it.”
WTF??
I always end phone conversations with the Puddins, my Mom, and most of my sisters with an “I love you.” Who knows if those are the last words they’ll hear from you. I don’t think you can ever say, and mean, those words enough.
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As long as you mean them, you can't say "I love you" too often, it doesn't lessen their meaning or impact, that woman was an idiot.
I agree Emma and I love you
I totally agree. Who cares how often someone says it? So, by being stingy with these words you make them more valuable? I agree in one sense that it would but only from an emotionally abusive perspective.
People make fun of how often H tells me he loves me (including me, at times) but for him it's a matter of us being apart so often and, just as Emma pointed out, ya never know if those might be the last words someone you love hears from you or vice versa.
I love you!
you never know if those might be the last words someone you love hears from you.I say it often to my husband,kids,grandson,neuces and nephews.Recently my husband's best friend lost his 22 year old son in an automobile accident.Earlier in the day they had a few angry words.The next words dad heard was his son was dead.You never know.Like Beanns said she was an idiot.
I love you emma! :D
Thats like saying you can have too many hugs. Rubbish. Love Lubee
i agree.. the woman is a stingy idiot. Hubby and I end every phone call with I Love You. She obviously has some issues.
Maybe no one loves her?
Growing up, I never heard those words from my parents, so kudos to you for telling your family you love them. It is so extremely important!
somehow "not" hearing those words affects people in a way you can never overcome. we weren't a big "i love you" family when i was growing up either. so i made it a point to include that often in my day to day life when my kids were growing up. i think it is an important food for the soul.
I have a friend who ends all of her phone conversations to her daughter with "love you no matter what". I think that's great.
Res, My family never said it either. I come from Stoic German stock. I probably screwed Aimee up by telling her that way to much. But I agree with you.
Lu
Short story : My grandmothers husband heads off to work in the city building sky scrapers during the 30s depression. Comes back after just leaving , hugs his wife and says I love you Lina . Off he goes and a scafolding (sp) collapses on the construction site and he is killed. The story is he had never come back after leaving for work till he returned at the end of the day . Premonition? who knows but I've been assured this is a true story . Allan
my parents rarely said it to us or each other.
My thoughts on this are that basically you can't say it enough. However, my mother would always chirp "I love you" whether she meant it or not, which made me grow up rather wary of those who want to say it every thirty seconds or so. In this, as in everything else, the only problem is if there is too much or not enough.
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