Not just to your significant other, but to family members and close friends. I do it all the time. Especially with my mother. We always say "I love you" before we end a phone conversation or me leaving her house. I say it to my brother and sisters too, not too often though. I'm afraid that they might think it's "gay" and it'll embarrass them..lol I am their oldest sister. It's easy for me to be affectionate towards those that are close to me both physically and verbally, but I know some people who find it hard to show affections toward others. So, how easy is it for you to say the 3 words "I love you", and how often do you say it?
^Damn hard. In fact, never did much of that.. lol unless it's written. Not verbally :X If it's to my significant other, then it's quite often...
I hardly ever say I love you to my family members or close friends...just once in a few years maybe... =/... I probably show i love em too... I dont know why i find it hard...dont have trouble with saying I miss u though...
People who truly love, and know they love their parents, but cannot say those things are mainly due to their conservative cultural view to which they were brought up. Furthermore, the way they were brought up, they tend be a very prideful and shy person. In the past, I can never express my feelings to anyone, but after I did sales for a year or so, I gained a lot more confidence to to be who I am today. If I care for people, I will tell them, and if I don’t like what someone is doing I will tell them I do not appreciate their actions.
I agree with you on the sales/retail experience. When I was in high school, I would rarely say, "Thank you/No, thank you" or ever say greetings with a smile. I changed when I went to the bank one day on my 18th birthday and there was this really cute and sweet girl working as a bank teller. She greeted me so nicely I thought we knew each other. I was like, "Sorry, but do we know each other?" fu-k, it was one of the best feelings ever. Someone being nice. Sure it was her job, but damn, I wanted to tip her or something. Oh, and no, I’ve never said “I love you” to anybody. But I’ve had people say, "I love you" to me. It just feels weird if I say it. Probably because my parents rarely said it to me while I was growing up. And because I think actions speak louder than words.
Yes.. I only reserve such words for those that are really close to my heart; I say it whenever I want to I guess lol I do sometimes feel shy when I say it to certain close family friends though..Dont know why, just do, and it makes me feel bad, because they will say it openly and with sincerity and lol when I say it back, Im being bashful about it..>.<
Verbally, it's difficult. But to a significant other, I don't mind. It's only to family that I hold back
rarely almost never say it. Dont remember the last time i said it. THough when i order burgers and they ask me how i am i always ask them too. Makes the drive thru a bit more welcoming i say.
Almost never, not even to significant others unless I'm in that kind of a mood and really really mean it. I find that saying it too often cheapens the meaning behind those 3 words (ie those who say it all time, after every sentence, even if it is to their significant other).
