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Why is it that people throw around "I love you" like it doesn't matter? Why do people say it after knowing someone for only an hour and expect them to believe that they mean it? If I do something that someone thinks is funny, they say, "I love you, Abby", and my first reaction is disbelief. How could they possibly love me when they don't know anything about me? Everyone on my floor says they "love" certain people. When people leave they say, "I love you! I'll see you later!" and they sound entirely fake. It's really not my place to tell people what they can and can't say, but it just bothers me sometimes how easily these people can "love".
What's the point of saying something if you don't really mean it? Doing that is something I'll never understand. When I tell a person I love them, I'm generally not lying, and if I'm just joking around with them, I make sure they know that I don't really LOVE them.* I can like things people do without loving them in their entirety. I can say that a person is really funny or has an outrageous personality without telling them I love them.
Saying you love someone as a casual goodbye when you don't mean it takes away from the power of the word. The people I love know for a fact that I'm not just saying that because it's what's "in" at the moment or because I had a good time hanging out with them; they know I say I love them because I love them, and that's it.
Of course, I really have no place judging who loves whom. These people could actually love each other, which is great. The more love the better, but I don't think you should say you love someone when you just think they're funny or cool or whatever. Save that word for when you find someone you truly love; it'll be so much better if they know you really mean it.
*This rule does not apply to my mother because she'd get really pissed off if I didn't tell her I love her too when we hang up after talking on the phone.
What's the point of saying something if you don't really mean it? Doing that is something I'll never understand. When I tell a person I love them, I'm generally not lying, and if I'm just joking around with them, I make sure they know that I don't really LOVE them.* I can like things people do without loving them in their entirety. I can say that a person is really funny or has an outrageous personality without telling them I love them.
Saying you love someone as a casual goodbye when you don't mean it takes away from the power of the word. The people I love know for a fact that I'm not just saying that because it's what's "in" at the moment or because I had a good time hanging out with them; they know I say I love them because I love them, and that's it.
Of course, I really have no place judging who loves whom. These people could actually love each other, which is great. The more love the better, but I don't think you should say you love someone when you just think they're funny or cool or whatever. Save that word for when you find someone you truly love; it'll be so much better if they know you really mean it.
*This rule does not apply to my mother because she'd get really pissed off if I didn't tell her I love her too when we hang up after talking on the phone.