I am tired of friends and relatives with bad marriages saying "I love you" at the end of every phone call!

[Tantamount]

Originally Posted by hawaiiancoconut

Its better than saying "Go to hell!, I'll see you when I get home"

LOL! Thank you for the great laugh!!

[cosmic_girl]

I say "I love you" to my parents at the end of each phone call regardless of whether or not the conversation went well.

I know a man that is a serial cheater (he brags about his conquests to friends) and he is very sweet to his wife on Facebook. He has a lot of "I love you's" posted on her wife's wall... But I would not think all couples that say their I love you's all the time are in bad marriages.

[danielj72]

I tell my wife I love her all the time, and we have a good marriage. It is not just words, even if its said commonly.

[UserNamesake]

Some people say it just to say it. Some people don't. The phrase can be diluted.

Without actions, the phrase can become incredibly empty.

For some it's the routine.

And there's comfort amid the routine. Maybe routinization and the subsequent comfort of the exchange of the phrase are associated with love?


For the record, there are batterers whom, multiple times throughout the day, exchange "I love yous" with the married partners they abuse.

[Simtropico]

Originally Posted by I'm Retired Now

The phrase, "I love you" is over used with many couples. If you have to say it all the time, you likely don't really mean it or you say it to be excused for bad behavior in your marriage. The people who really bug me insist on ending every phone call with the statement, "I love you."

I know for a fact that some of my relatives and friends have terrible marriages, but they are saying, "I love you" to their spouse all the time.

Talk is cheap, actions are not!

The three most beautiful words in the English language must be

I l--e y-u

From a man who is totally alone.