Tonight one of my closest friends, aged 50, told me no-one has ever told her they love her. Not her parents. Not her husband. I'm horrified
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Obv I immediately told her that I love her & why. She's kind & generous & thoughtful. Also very beautiful but this doesn't matter much to me
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My dad has trouble saying this but he does it. I tell him I love him & he says "ILoveYouTooAnywayWhatAboutThisWeatherCupOfTea?" I get it.
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My adopted daughter made me more emotionally expressive. She's Indian & spent her teens in America & this leads her to emote freely.
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I found her hugs & daily declarations of love difficult at first but she was having none of it & I eventually gave in & I'm better for it.
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I dislike outpourings of emotion but I make an exception for telling people you love that you love them.Doesn't have to be dramatic. Factual
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I dunno if you can love ppl you only know thro Twitter. But if so I love you, Helen.
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I'm American but family is German (came over from Prussia in late 1800s.).
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I think the only time my dad ever told me he loved me was on my wedding day. Which was fine, he didn't need to say it more. I knew.
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Husbands family on the other hand is Irish American. They are v. emotionally and physically expressive ...
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Which I grew 2 appreci8 1ce I got used2 it & realizd my then bf sayg he loved me didnt = childish, immature or unable 2 ctrl his emotns
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Now his and his family's emotional openness is one of the things I value most abt them.
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Yes, there is a real difference between emotional openness and emotional incontinence, isn''t there?
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