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druidess6308: And by the way, welcome back.

druidess6308: That's rare, though, Snuggs...at least in this country. For the men, that is. Yes, there are some like you who aren't comfortable with it at all, and it's something I respect if I know that...though it does make me wonder why. But that's because I'm eternally curious about people and what makes everyone tick.

And I disagree...I think that the word love is underused. We don't say it often enough to our friends and family. But again, that's me.

I do think it's overused by some romantically, but that's not what this is about. I don't think it can be overused by friends. We all need to hear it and know that we're loved.

druidess6308: That's rare, though, Snuggs...at least in this country. For the men, that is. Yes, there are some like you who aren't comfortable with it at all, and it's something I respect if I know that...though it does make me wonder why. But that's because I'm eternally curious about people and what makes everyone tick.

And I disagree...I think that the word love is underused. We don't say it often enough to our friends and family. But again, that's me.

I do think it's overused by some romantically, but that's not what this is about. I don't think it can be overused by friends. We all need to hear it and know that we're loved.

Whooops: If i may interject here, being British i feel its very relevant to expand on this ..... We have a culture here where we dont say I Love You enough - especially to our friends, we hide all of our emotions, good and bad which makes it hard to teach our children to show us how they feel. Only after losing so many friends and family over the latter years have i realised just how important it is to tell those i care about while i have the time, it was a new experience for me telling my friends that i loved them but one that has always been reciprocated by those true friends.

I feel it is important to tell those we care about, no matter how we may feel about it or how embarrassed we may be. I now end all of my conversations with those people by telling them i love them. It feels good to know im loved back and it feels good knowing that if anything ever happens to them the last thing i told them was that i loved them !

Snuggs09: What is rare Dru?

I would like to comment further but I don't want to hijack your thread.

nfowler: would you like a real answer Dru

Whooops: If i may interject here, being British i feel its very relevant to expand on this ..... We have a culture here where we dont say I Love You enough - especially to our friends, we hide all of our emotions, good and bad which makes it hard to teach our children to show us how they feel. Only after losing so many friends and family over the latter years have i realised just how important it is to tell those i care about while i have the time, it was a new experience for me telling my friends that i loved them but one that has always been reciprocated by those true friends.
I feel it is important to tell those we care about, no matter how we may feel about it or how embarrassed we may be. I now end all of my conversations with those people by telling them i love them. It feels good to know im loved back and it feels good knowing that if anything ever happens to them the last thing i told them was that i loved them !

druidess6308: Read it again, Snuggs. It was explained further in the next sentence.

Snuggs09: This is getting blown out of proportion like so many other threads when you have an opinion that someone else doesn't like.

I'm not going to defend myself any longer. I am true to who I am and with that I will always be true to anyone I say I love you to.

druidess6308: And by the way, welcome back.

BOBANBOBAN: i would rather have a swimm with the sharks...

bestbefore: I love you Dru,I don't know you personally but I love you for what you represent.

druidess6308: I didn't see where you needed to defend your answer, or where anything is getting blown out of proportion, Snuggs.

There is no right or wrong answer here...it was to discuss cultural differences.

And I was just keeping that answer simple, telling you to read again the sentence after "that's rare"...because I wasn't referring to you, and you would understand that if you read the clarifying sentence. I was referring to the men in that movie, since it was American men.

Peace.

AcousticBill: In all honesty...I do occasionally say "I love you" to my close male friends. I'm a bit out of the norm, though!

Snuggs09: Dru, when you said "read it again", I was annoyed. If I understood it the first time what you meant, I wouldn't have asked .... what do you mean. If someone asked me ... what do you mean...I would explain it further, not tell them to read it again.

You said it wasn't referring to me but that's what it sounded like the way you wrote your response. The majority of posters say that I love you isn't said enough. I think that might be true when there is someone you do really do love. But let me ask those posters, would you die for the people you love?

Love is a committment. I would die for my daughter because children are in a category of unconditional love. Her husband is the greatest man I've ever known and if it meant saving the both of them, I would do it in a heartbeat.

No hard feelings,

AcousticBill: In all honesty...I do occasionally say "I love you" to my close male friends. I'm a bit out of the norm, though!