i love you...

…but I really don’t mean it

I feel really uneasy when I hear people say the word “love.” I was at a social gathering a couple weeks ago and I’m listening to two people talking to each other. At one point one person cracks a joke and the other laughs and says “ha ha ha, oh you’re so funny. I love you!”

Wtf

It just bothers me that you KNOW that the person doesn’t really mean it. Sometimes it just frustrates me when I over hear people say “aw, you know I love you” in a cute, apologetic tone. If you really “love” that person, you would’ve taken steps so that you won’t be in a position where you have to apologize in the first place so stfu and don’t use the word “love.”

Do I use the word love? Yea, I say things like “I love food” or “I love working out” because I really do. But I rarely say the words “I love you” to someone. The only time I remember using the word “love” a lot was when I was with my ex. Other than that, I rarely used the word at all.

I think it’s a cultural thing. I never hear my parents use the word “love” to each other. No one in my family uses it because we don’t HAVE TO. We speak through our actions.

I just don’t understand why Americans feel the need to use the word “love” all over the place. That specific instance pisses me off. How the heck do you automatically love someone just because you love their jokes? You don’t so DON’T USE IT.

Sacrificing and being there for others when they’re in need, without expecting anything in return, is love.