topic Re: Love..... in Among Friends

Love.....

Mom2Dogs — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:45:31 GMT

Do you tell your close girl friends that you love them?

I sign cards, with love....but have never really said to a girl friend, I love you.

I am more of a hugger. I really don't throw those words around to easily....just curious!!

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Chicagosuburbangirl — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:54:01 GMT

I really never thought about this before.

I just tell all the people in my life that I love them, when I sincerely do.

Was taught we only have today and not guaranteed tomorrow.

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OKPrincess — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:55:34 GMT

I sign my cards Love , we hug , and on some occasion I tell my closest gf I love her. We’ve know each other 32 years. My bff of 50 plus years died three years ago and we always said I Love You.

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FlowerBear — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:56:15 GMT

there is one good girl friend i say love you to and when we text we say much love or love you

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Mom2Dogs — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:11:06 GMT

Maybe it is not easy for me because I did not have children and all my friends that have kids always end calls with I love you.

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waterlily — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:12:23 GMT

I tell my friends all the time, I love you! And vice versa. I really don't care for someone saying or writing, Love ya, it's like they're afraid to say I love you.

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CatsyCline — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:35:29 GMT

i have a sister and we have never said I love you to each other. i say I love you to my mom and says love you too, but even that is recent. she never expressed her love (if there was any ! ) when we were kids. I don't say it to friends. hugs, yes.

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Regal Bee — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:50:15 GMT

I am blessed to have several really dear friends....and yes, we always say we love each other.

I do love them dearly and they need to know that......just as I do.

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sunshine45 — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:05:54 GMT

yes, i do say i love you to them and i also text them that i love them. i also have no problem saying it via social media either, either as a comment or using an emoji.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:57:39 GMT

To be honest, "love" isn't a word I use lightly and casually. I think native New Englanders are reserved in that way. I do sign cards with "love" or "luv" but I don't say it to friends or family very much. I show it in a million different ways I don't use the word a lot. Other than with my grandbabies because they are babies. I also don't go around hugging and kissing friends on a casual basis.

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PamfromCT — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:30:16 GMT

Yes, for a few very best friends, I am quite "New England" in many ways, but in my elder years I have learned that life is short. Tell people you love them. Tell them what a gift they are in your life. Even for friends who are less close, there is nothing wrong with telling someone how much you value their friendship.

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Lapdog — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:33:46 GMT

I hug and after phone conversations I say "Love ya, mean it" Emails and texts I use xoxoxo.

We only have this moment.

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Sookie Says — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 01:05:56 GMT

@Chicagosuburbangirl wrote:
I really never thought about this before.
I just tell all the people in my life that I love them, when I sincerely do.
Was taught we only have today and not guaranteed tomorrow.

@Chicagosuburbangirl You are so right, I do the same as you. It's gotten down to, here today, gone today & that scares me! I am doing my best to not have too many major regrets, so I feel it's important to express myself now, so I won't regret later.

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YorkieonmyPillow — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 01:21:39 GMT

I don't really have any close GFs anymore.....when I think back on the close friendships I had in my life, I regret them and regard them as a waste of time!

It's been a few years since I had a close GF and honestly, I prefer it this way......the only girl I trust is my daughter.

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Mom2Dogs — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 01:27:11 GMT

@YorkieonmyPillow wrote:
I don't really have any close GFs anymore.....when I think back on the close friendships I had in my life, I regret them and regard them as a waste of time!

It's been a few years since I had a close GF and honestly, I prefer it this way......the only girl I trust is my daughter.

@YorkieonmyPillow...so sorry you feel that your friedships were a waste of time....two very good friends have moved away in the past few years, I miss them both terribly...we did lots of fun things together and had many laughs together.

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Elri — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 01:27:57 GMT

Yes. I tell them I love them because I treasure them.

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happycat — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 01:47:32 GMT

I sign cards love, I have told them I love them, but its usually after some sort heartbreak or disaster that one of us has had to deal with. I don't have a lot of close friends, but I thank God for the ones I have.

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tsavorite — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 03:17:08 GMT

Yes...never really think about it...just feel that way and say it. I want my close friend to know I love her..we have been friends since 7th grade lol...like a sister to me.

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Drythe — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 04:15:41 GMT

Love is not at all a word I use lightly or casually, but there a good many people whom I really do love and I tell them often.

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Foolywooly11 — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 04:31:37 GMT

I tell my friend of 43 yrs. that I love her. I don't know what I'd do without her! Life's too short to leave things unsaid. I wouldn't want to go to my grave without letting the people I care about know how I feel about them.