To cringe when people just x at the end of their post?

[MermaidTailUnicornHorn]

I’m from a place in the UK where it’s common to put x at the end of a text, card etc

But even I find it really cringey when a poster puts an x at the end of their post .., I’m seeing it more and more on here.

[stopfuckingshoutingatme]

Yup. And the "oh my love" or "we are here for you" "we aren't going anywhere" shit

So a behaved or distraught woman gets support (and they do it has to be said)



And that makes you cringe ? Jesus

[PeapodBurgundy]

I expect many are accidental/force of habit.

[MontanaSkies]

I think it's fine when someone puts "x" at the end of a supportive post to someone having a hard time. Quite nice actually. It's like the typed equivalent of a little squeeze on the arm or hug.

What I don't get is kisses at the end of a really mundane post. I know someone who'll put on Facebook "Just finished my tax return, hung out the laundry now off on the school run x" and I just think

[Tistheseason17]

😘
Xxx
Hand hold for you x

And sometimes I accidentally end phone calls with, "love you", due to my overuse of kindness. Here's an extra x just or you

[MermaidTailUnicornHorn]

And sometimes I accidentally end phone calls with, "love you", due to my overuse of kindness. Here's an extra x just or you

I wouldn’t class saying I love you as kindness.

[Tomorrowillbeachicken]

Just a GF tbh

[DaisysStew]

Ugh, this is in the same spiteful spirit as the threads about incorrect spelling and grammar - just a thinly veiled “lets take the piss out out of the chavs” thread.

Saying it’s “uneducated” to use x after a post is snobby and nasty... And since when being uneducated something to poke fun at?

[ImListening]

I once put an X at the end of an email
—rant— complaint to my dd headmaster. Not my finest hour. Was definitely cringing. And I’ve done it on here when I’ve not been thinking straight

[PositivelyPERF]

Poor OP. It's very distressing.

[gluteustothemaximus]

I do this quite a bit.

But only if I want to show some love to the OP.

You're not getting one.

[ohfortuna]

I'm not keen on it either it's ingratiating, like a simpering little laugh isn't it

[DaphneFanshaw]

Fucking hell op, who shit in your handbag?
I like a bun fight as much as the next person, but you have come in full pelt.

[abigailsnan]

Well if putting a X after a post is "uneducated" then I best be rid of my 6 A levels and my Degree because obviously I am not worthy xx.

[GuttedAndNameChanged]

x

[Mum2jenny]

Maybe we should all post our qualifications and compare them with the OP, then let's see you is 'uneducated'

[kaitlinktm]

I hardly get any kisses in RL (maybe at Christmas and NY from my octogenarian parents) - so I'll take x's coming my way.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[thatwouldbeanecumenicalmatter]

I find the trend for all things mermaid and unicorns tacky...

[SomeKnobend]

I have a degree and MSc. I think it comes across as friendly, insecure or insincere, depending on why it's used (showing sympathy or habit). Of course, sometimes people just use it as a fuck you to a sneery op, I imagine. x

[Tistheseason17]

I wouldn’t class saying I love you as kindness
Well I must be a right arsehole then!! 🤣🤣
Someone shit in your handbag/conch shell, too, @MermaidTailUnicornHorn?! (Great comment, @DaphneFanshaw! )😂 love you! Xx

[Bettercallsaul1]

If the x comes at the end of a supportive post to an OP who is clearly in a bad situation, I think it's fine. It would also be quite an unusual occurrence. If someone posts x after every post, however mundane, it becomes meaningless - and therefore annoying and unnecessary. Context is all.

[Amuseme]

X

[BlondeB83]

You sound like a twat x

[bastardkitty]

Luv u x

[MermaidTailUnicornHorn]

You sound like a twat x

Irony is lost on people like you.