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I Texted 'I Love You' To 11 People In My Contacts, And Their Responses Were Shockingly Refreshing

Sometimes three words make all the difference.

Megan Carmen

Jan 22, 2020

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I Texted 'I Love You' To 11 People In My Contacts, And Their Responses Were Shockingly Refreshing

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I like making people uncomfortable, but telling someone you love them shouldn't be something so taboo! I like making sure my friends know I care about them, that I am here for them, and that I love them. So I texted 11 people I care about to say "I Love You" out of the blue and see just what they would say.

I also picked people I don't normally text "I Love You" to on a daily basis, so sorry, Mom, but you are not included. Honestly, the results were kind of shocking.

My Longtime Best Friend

"uuhhh I love you too lmao."

My Boba Tea Best Friend

"You too, any reason or just because? Because I love you too?"

The Friend People Think Is My Twin

"Awww I love you too!"

My Tall Curly Haired Friend

"I love you... are you ok?"

My Roommate-Turned-Bestie

"Love you too Oschmegle."

My Bald Friend

"Thanks, that was random."

My Mutt Buddie

"I love you too omg!"

My Swimmer Friend

"Aww thank you! This was very sudden haha."

My Geopolitics Friend

"Dude I love you too!! I was actually having kind of a rough day and that genuinely just made me so happy!"

My Physics Friend

"I love you too... why?"

My Sister

"I love you too?"

Overall, I think the most refreshing thing was the number of people who not only said "I love you" back, but who checked in to see if I was OK. It's good to have people who are genuinely there for you even if you don't say you love them nearly enough.

I think maybe we should all start saying "I love you" a little more because a lot of people were genuinely confused as to why they were receiving this message out of nowhere.

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My Longtime Best Friend

My Boba Tea Best Friend

The Friend People Think Is My Twin

My Tall Curly Haired Friend

My Roommate-Turned-Bestie

My Bald Friend

My Mutt Buddie

My Swimmer Friend

My Geopolitics Friend

My Physics Friend

My Sister

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“I just want you to know that you’re very special… and the only reason I’m telling you is that I don’t know if anyone else ever has.”

We have unique flirting skills.

We know how to fight back.

We pick pretty great friends.

We have a pretty great fashion sense.

We each have one heck of an imagination.

Hello, Upper East Side.

The women who are taking over the television game

1. Leslie Knope from "Parks and Recreation"

2. Liz Lemon from "30 Rock"

3. Meredith Grey from "Grey's Anatomy"

4. Olivia Pope from "Scandal"

5. Blair Waldorf from "Gossip Girl"

6. Carrie Bradshaw from "Sex and The City"

7. Annalise Keating from "How to Get Away With Murder"

8. Mindy Lahiri from "The Mindy Project"

9. Lisa Cuddy from "House, M.D."

10. The "Friends" Girls (Monica Geller, Rachel Greene, and Phoebe Buffay) from "Friends"

11. Temperance Brennan from "Bones"

12. Kate Beckett from "Castle"

13. Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles from "Rizzoli and Isles"

14. Olivia Benson from "Law and Order: SVU"

15. Robin Scherbatsky from "How I Met Your Mother"

Ugh, why is it so hard to be mean?

1. You are honestly kind of offended when people say you are a nice person

2. People think it’s cute when you act sassy

3. You always have people who annoy you but will not stop following you around

4. You often have trouble deciding how you want to present yourself to people

5. You have probably never actually hurt someone’s feelings

6. Finding friends is such a struggle

7. But actually, that is a joke because your flexible personality allows you to be friends with many people

8. You are secretly kind of (actually downright) jealous of queen bees, especially those from TV shows

9. You often read articles with titles such as “24 Reasons You're A Sasshole,” thinking they are going to be so relatable….

10. Sometimes you get really mad and wish you could actually come across as a total bitch…

11. …but at the end of the day, you are thankful for how nice you are

Every girl is guilty of number two.

You cut people off - fast!

Queen of Creeping.

When you need to let others know exactly who you are.

Making new friends is not an easy task.

You have no problem tellin' it like it is.

Frenemies

You judge what other girls are wearing - hard.

Only your best friends see your emotions.

You've mastered the fake personality.

You have your very own Chuck Bass.

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