to think " I love you" should mean " I love you"

[Charis1]

Why do people say this instead of "Thank you",? I must of heard this about 200 times from a manager I've shared an office with this week. "You've completed that report - I love you" " you've unblocked the photocopier - i love you" "you've signed for that delivery - I love you"
AIBU to find this very awkward and difficult? What's wrong with her!

[Optimist1]

Sounds like a colleague I had once - whenever anyone (from the postman to a potential client) said "How are you, Carole?" her reply was always "Gorgeous!". She wasn't.

[Charis1]

I find it very tiring, and embarrassing. I really don't think it is normal, or is it?

[SanityClause]

I've never heard of this before. Possibly someone might say it if they were thanking someone for doing something really big for them, that had really got them out of the poo.

Is it just this one annoying person that does it, or is this now A Thing?

[Charis1]

this person seems almost manic really, so my question what's wrong with her is quite genuine. IS this normal?

[PacificDogwood]

I think it's one of those annoying 'reflexes' that some people develop.

Like 'like' being used as punctuation in teen speak

Or 'have a nice day' in the US from each and every till operator.

No idea whether there is anything 'wrong' with her apart from her being annoying.

[VelvetRose]

Agree, when I lived in the states (which I loved) I did get sick of people asking "how are you?" Almost instead of saying hello and never actually wanting to know how you are!

[Roussette]

I hate my phone ringing and some obviously USA or Indian call centre person saying "Good Morning Mrs Roussette, how are you this morning?"

I say "Do I - a complete stranger to you - ring your home and ask you how you are? No, I thought not. Well, please don't ring me and ask me how I am, it's none of your business."

[TapDancingMollusc]

^I hate my phone ringing and some obviously USA or Indian call centre person saying "Good Morning Mrs Roussette, how are you this morning?"

I say "Do I - a complete stranger to you - ring your home and ask you how you are? No, I thought not. Well, please don't ring me and ask me how I am, it's none of your business."^

Answer "fine, thank you for asking" and hang up.

[Charis1]

it is grating. Next time I am going to say to her "just out of interest, what on earth do you have left to say to people you really love??"

[MrsTedCrilly]

When it's been said to me occasionally I've felt really chuffed, but if it was on repeat it would probably start to grate!

[UpWithPup]

I think its used like "you've saved my life" or "I could kiss you" - you've done something that was really helpful, made their life a bit easier

[KurriKurri]

Aaw - don't say anything you'll make her feel awkward and embarrassed - she's not doing it with malicious intent, its just a habit she has. You might say things that others find annoying (I'm sure I do and so do lots of people I know) she'll feel horrible if you say something to her and probably feel you've been seething behind her back (which you have). It will change your relationship. If she's not a nasty person, put up with it - it's pretty harmless in the big scheme of things, she could be saying a lot worse.

If she's generally foul and you want to be unkind, obviously go for it.

[Charis1]

no, she's nice, I was going to aim for jokey, but maybe I'll just bite my tongue.