May 6th, 2005 at 09:32am Posted by Bill
I think everyone would agree that the spoken “I love you”s are essential in a relationship. However, there are times when you want to say it but you just can’t, or you shouldn’t, or it it isn’t appropriate. Kathy and I have come up with a language all our own for these occasions.
It all started years ago when I worked in front of the public, and when Kathy and I would talk on the phone, it just seemed inappropriate for me to be all lovey-dovey in front of customers. Kathy knew it put me in an awkward position if she insisted I say “I love you!” while Mr. Grumpypants is standing a few feet away from me scowling. So, we came up with our own “language of love”. When either one of us in such a position, we are totally permitted to simply say “you too!” and it is (for that moment) the equivalent of “I love you!” The recipient of the “you too” is basically acknowledging that the sender of woo can’t come right out and say “I Love You”, but still does want that sentiment to be expressed.
Even though “you too”, in normal conversation, is used as a response to something the other person said, in our language of love either one of us can just blurt it right out:
ME (as customer walks up to me): It was good talking to you, but I have to get going now.
HER: OK, you too!
ME: You too!
Does anybody else do anything corny like this?
2 Comments Add your own
1. Stephanie5501 | May 6th, 2005 at 2:23 pm
Oh boy yes! I know a certain couple, who shall remain nameless, who could write an entire English to love language dicionary translating the oddities of their communication. This kind of talk is kept only between the two of them so as not to scare people. However, It is especially funny when we, I mean THEY make a slip in front of other people and get looked at like an alien…and then ridiculed mercilessly.
2. tabitha | May 7th, 2005 at 11:46 pm
jon and i do the same thing. especially when one or the other or both of us are at work. sometimes we will even just call the other one back right away and say, “sorry i wasn’t able to say ‘i love you’ back just then, my boss was in the room”
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