There she is

[fenellastripe]

'There she is!' (smiling broadly) said by a man to a woman he knows as she's turning up. What would you make of it?

My stepson says this when I walk into a room, and it makes me melt. I think it's a normal British thing :)

It means you matter.

He's pleased/relieved that she's arrived.

@QuirkyTurtle

My stepson says this when I walk into a room, and it makes me melt. I think it's a normal British thing :)

Yes, I heard someone say it as I walked past but not until he said my name did I turn around and realise he was talking to me. It made me feel like he was the only person in the room for a split second. He's very 'British' but not posh British.

I wouldn't make anything of it, it's just a greeting.
What do you make of it?

Purely depends on setting and tone.

Sounds like a ‘pleased to see you’, maybe because someone in the group had said ‘is x coming’ or the person themselves said they were waiting for x, ‘oh here she is’.

In short, sounds like your presence was announced in a friendly welcoming excited manner

I would think he was pleased to see her.

i would think he was hoping to see her and was pleased when he saw her.

Pleased to see her. Possibly used a bit more when someone has waited a bit but not always. Nothing in depth. Could be used by family, friends, lovers etc

@QuirkyTurtle

My stepson says this when I walk into a room, and it makes me melt. I think it's a normal British thing :)

I like it too and agree it is

It is a very loving phrase. I say it about/to my dog when I return home. 'There she is!' And then we have big manic cuddles.

It's not a 'posh' British thing, it's just an ordinary thing to say. Please don't worry - it usually indicates the speaker is pleased you've arrived.

He sounds fond of her
Without knowing the context
It's hard to say more

Normal greeting. I have said it to my children on more than one occasion. It means you’re happy to see them.

I think it means the person saying it was pleased to see the person who had arrived and had potentially been anticipating their arrival. Whether that’s a romantic thing, I cannot attest.

It’s a nice thing!

I say it all the time (though I didn’t realise until just now) whenever I’m excited to see someone - I’m British I don’t know how else to express my excitement 😂

He was looking for you and then he found you. It's not that deep.

My fiancé says it to me when we've been working away and finally see each other, it's nice

I would think nothing haha

In some contexts it can be quite flirtatious.

In others it can be a bit mocking, like coming downstairs hungover after making a fool of yourself the night before and someone saying "There she is"..

I would say that @fenellastripe is FAR too overanalysing.

A man frazzled by his nerves. Thinking out loud as a way to deal with his anxiety. I have been greeted with less fond salutations and would receive such words gracefully.

I say that all the time. It's just a saying when someone arrives.

It's endearment surely?

Is it a regional thing? My Yorkshire grandad would have said it fondly, but I haven't heard it in years. Or maybe no one's been pleased to see me in years!