Love You

[Stoneagemum]

How often do you say this to people?
I say it often,
not reserved for intimate relationships,
But as a respect/response for a close interaction
To colleagues generally, 'good night' leaving the building is easily replaced with ' love you'
It's a term of affection as we care for each other

I say it to my children (small) constantly. To my partner daily, to my close family when I see them and never to anyone else.

Theres no way on this earth id say love you to a colleague. Thats just weird.

Personally i save it for people i do actually love. A partner, my Mum, my nieces etc

So it's no used outside blood family.
We do, I was wondering how common or uncommon this is, as lots of us do it at work

Being critical about it, we will say 'love you' never 'I love you' semantics?

Id still never say it to someone as casual as a colleague and id think it really odd if a colleague said it to me. I think using it so casually devalues it

I still wouldn't say "love you" to anyone else other than those listed. Definitely not to colleagues! I mean, you don't actually love them?

It is used in teams, to see they guys say 'love you' with chest or fist bump or silly cuddle within the contrasts of work, is really not ok? We mean it in the context we give it- not my life partner but we can love you non romantically but as a person we have to share our lives with

You can all do what you like at your work if no one minds!

But do you really love your colleagues, in a non-romantic way exactly as you might love a sibling or another close family member?

I love them for what the my are , in the same way they love me for what I am, otherwise why would we all do 'love you' etc
If it causes issues people would not respond equally and we would have the savvy not to speak in a way that made anyone feel uncomfortable

It's something I say to my immediate family & my nieces & nephews. Nobody else & certainly not colleagues, even though we are a close knit team.

All sounds very odd to me but if you're all happy with it - crack on.

Personally id never tell someone I loved them unless i did. I certainly dont love any of my colleagues

Who says we don't mean it?
Love comes in many genres

To a colleague?! Never.

Bit bizarre.

Since when does love have genres 😂

I tell my DH and kids regularly.

Niece and nephew? Is it weird to day i dont feel love for them? I see them once a year, maybe thats the reason i dont love them.

Niece and nephew? Is it weird to day i dont feel love for them?

Nah, love isn't automatic just because you happen to be related. I don't care about all my cousins the same way, I only really love a couple of them.