Arrgghhh ... I am rather mature, my daughters who I adore, (28 and 29) and I, never fail to say to each other (at the end of an email, or text, or conversation) "love you!" and we MEAN it ....!
Manfriend (not partner, does not live with us) but very involved ... and here a very great deal, is becoming more and more "precious" and apparently can't stand it!!! (He has two daughters, one in Australia now, who has nothing to do with him, and one fairly close by, who is lovely, kind, adorable and gentle natured, and loves the attention and affection my daughters and I show her - but who only visits about once every 6 weeks or so, and more often than not, (I think) times her visits to just visit me, strangely.
This week, I spoke to one of my daughters who is going travelling, and told her how much I loved her, and she said the same back, at which point "man-friend" ridiculed me (us) as being not only "pathetic" but also - apparently "affected snobs". This lead to a huge row, and I honestly, suddenly really feel that I do not want this cold person in my life, nor trying to affect my relationship with my own daughters in any way. Am I over-reacting at all, do you all think? I am really, really lost in my anguish over this??