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Hate is a strong word, so I’m using dislike instead. There are some phrases out there that really irk me. People use them all the time, I avoid them as much as possible. These are them.
I Miss You. To me, this one is total bullshit. If you truly missed the person, you would do something about it. You would buy a plane ticket, find an event you could both attend, pick up the phone, chat on IM, etc., etc., etc. If you can’t take the effort to do one (or all) of those things, then you don’t really miss the person. Your words are empty. My caveat to this is if you couple it with something specific. For example, “I miss your smile” or “I miss the jokes you send.”
Hope all is well. This one just makes the list. It’s what you say when you haven’t talked to someone in awhile and don’t know what else to say. A lot of times it feels like groveling or fishing for information. Other times, it’s the perfect way to get someone to open up.
Thanks Partner. One of my old bosses said this constantly, with a hint of a country tang. I won’t go into more details.
If you’re serious… You know the phrase. The one where you can almost see the ellipses after it. I said yes, why isn’t that enough? Albeit, I use a version of this one often; the curse of past relationships. Everyone needs/wants to know that they’re undeniably wanted.
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