tell someone I love them

It’s worth it if they say it back, and if you both mean it. It isn’t worth it if this isn’t the case, though. I’ve done it, anyway – not that much, but I have. Family say it of course. I mostly just tell my cat, even though she can’t say it back!

I want to tell someone “I love you”. Not a significant other, but a close friend. In order to accomplish this goal though, I’ll actually have to make a close friend.

I thought over who I’m friends with, and I can’t honestly say I love any of them. Maybe I need to try harder and open up more. The friend I spend the most time with should be someone I love, but she isn’t… she’ll act caring and compassionate and then turn around and say something unapologetically racist or cruel. Maybe I should find new friends?

My other thought was to tell my siblings I love them. That would be incredibly awkward though… we weren’t raised that way. We’ll see.

Maybe I didn’t really mean it.

I realise it’s not the best way of doing things, but over a couple of drinks, I told my brother that I love him. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t drunk, and it was sincere brotherly love, and I spoke to him about our childhood and asked him how he felt about “the L-word” not really being discussed as we grew up. It didn’t seem to have affected him the same way I feel it has affected me, but he could relate to some of what I was saying.

It’s a start in telling my family that I love them, and it felt nice to feel like a real brother for once. I love my li’l bro to bits and have finally told him, and heard him say the same to me. I am happy :)

Probably the best thing I have done so far is to finally tell Adam that I loved him. Even if it did take some patience on his behalf ;)

I’ve told all my really close friends that I love them. And, I’m learning to tell less close friends that I love them, but that one is a lot more challenging to do.

i haven’t said this to anyone except my grandma in the past 3.5 years. i would really like to say it again, to my parents and to a guy, but i’m not sure if i’ll ever feel comfortable. the last time i said it to a guy he ended up hurting me more than i thought anyone ever would be able to. i’m with someone now and would like to say it, but am afraid and not even sure i know what it means anymore.

I really do love him!

What a hero.

Growing up, love was never really discussed in our family, not that it wasn’t expressed, but more like it wasn’t overtly said – even between family members. I’d like all the members of my family to know that I love them by telling each and every one of them.

Maybe then I’ll be able to tell someone who isn’t a member of my family that I love them. This is really a two-part goal :)

Sometimes this is worth doing and sometimes it totally sucks to do even when you really mean it. Oh well, such is life.