The hardest words ...

[WhiteCrowUK]

I've been thinking about this today. The following words seem to be the hardest not just to say but to mean,

"I love you"
"I'm sorry"

It's like a balancing act using these words and backing them up. Use them too often and they lose their meaning ... never use them and we somehow isolate ourselves from the rest of the world.

How do you feel about them - do you use them yourself? Do you ever fall in the trap of using them without meaning them just to get yourself out of a difficult situation?

[Klark]

I'm currently in the process of changing "I love you" into "Trash can bags". That way you won't say it unless you mean it.

Yes, I do use those phrases, but only when I mean them. If I don't mean them, then I won't say them. Simple as that.

[GhostBat]

Well to start, I never say I'm sorry unless I truly mean it. Saying it means admitting I'm wrong, and I can't stand being wrong. Unfortunately, I've heard it said to me so many times it has begun to lose its meaning. In order for someone to apologize to me, they really have to show it.

"I love you..."
Now, that's a hard one. According to me, there are three types of love. There's love for family, love for friends, and love for a mate. I am very selective of who I use the phrase with, except for family. Although I use it quite often, it has never been in danger of losing its meaning. It would be rather disheartening if it came to that.

[chriz]

I never say "I love you" any more. Every human gets a set number of times they can say that, and then they run out. I ran out halfway through my last relationship.

I say "I'm sorry" all the time, usually in the form of something like, "I'm sorry you're an idiot, but..."

[The Prophet]

I only say sorry when I really mean it. Same with "I love you" but I only really mean it when it comes to my mate. I have different types for my family. I'll say it joking around only once in a great while. Mostly I only say things if I really mean it. However I never get tired of hearing or saying the word. I only get tired of hearing the same things as in sentences about something I know about already.

[Lost_Soul]

I use "I love you" with my family quite often.

I sometimes use it out of the blue when I'm passing my Mom or Dad in the house. I know this is the most meaningful time when I do, because it's rare and comes unconditionally and out of nowhere.

I'm trying to get out of the habit of saying "I love you" after my parents get me junk food, though. :D


I say "I love you" to my girlfriend a lot, also. There are times of course when I'm not "in love with her" per say, but I always love her. I care for her too much not to love her. Someday I probably will be unable to tell her that I love her, but I hope it's far away.


I say "I'm sorry" every once in awhile. I don't think I've ever said it and didn't mean it, but there have been times where I've said it for repeated situations. I look back regretfully upon those occasions.

[LV426]

"I need..."

Admitting that I need something is near impossible.

"I love .."

In my family showing how you felt whether it was good or bad was a no no. There was never anything wrong, never anything bad, never any kind of expression in physical or verbal form.

"Help Me."

A Big one, I will hardly ever ask for help, I am way too stubborn.

[Teej]

I say "I love you" when I mean it, but it doesn't always have to be said in a romantic way.

As for I'm sorry, that's a half and half type thing. Sometimes I really am sorry, but other times I say it sarcastically just to make the person happy.

Personally, I've never found either of them hard to say. If it's how I feel, then I say it.

[WhiteCrowUK]

I sometimes say "sorry" even when I feel I'm right (and god I hate doing it). Because sometimes the word "sorry" can help build back bridges to someone ...

[Sable]

I sometimes say "sorry" even when I feel I'm right (and god I hate doing it)...

I know the feeling. I say sorry often, even when I don't mean it. It's a habit that developed with my family. It's really hard to convince someone that there are times when I say I'm sorry, that I really am.

As for "I love you"...I don't have a hard time saying that I love something, but I have a very hard time saying that I love someone. I get uncomfortable when a friend tells me that they love me, as a friend. I only love three people: my sister, my significant other and my father; the others are either very close friends or family.

I have issues with "help" thing too. I'm have more pride than is healthy for one person. I'm stubborn to a fault. But I am learning to keep my mouth closed when I need too.

[WhiteCrowUK]

I know the feeling. I say sorry often, even when I don't mean it. It's a habit that developed with my family. It's really hard to convince someone that there are times when I say I'm sorry, that I really am.

With relationships with partners and family, sometimes I feel you have to say "well I know I'm right ... however these people are more important to me than being right".

Yes it would be nice if you knew that they would be able to put aside something petty for the sake of the bigger scheme of things. Nothing is more tragic than two people who havent talked to each other in years because they're both too stuborn and too proud ...

[Hellcat]

Help? I never need help. I tell you never and even if I did you wouldn't hear about it,unless you have good hearing then you might hear a whisper of it on some straying breeze.


"Sorry seems to be the hardest word" who sung that? Sorry is a dumbass word. Its worthless and means fuck all. It can't repair the danage you've done so what purpose does it serve except that you feel stupid saying it when you know damned well it won't fix a thing. Is that the point of it? Hey look, I really didn't mean to do/say that. Infact I'll prove it to you by saying that stupid word that won't fix a thing-sorry. One might as well say pixie poo for all the good it does :p
Funnily enough i find myself apologising to the idiot I just bumped into , then it occurs to me that I'm talking shite so I yell over my shoulder "I LIED, I'M NOT SORRY, IN FACT I DON'T GIVE A CRAP!"



Love, dammit I've lost the meaning of it, or maybe I've just misplaced it. Its just a fucking word, it can mean so much or so little. I'm in a postion at the moment where I'm not actually sure if it means anything. it means a lot to me, but if I shared the word with the guy I'm getting emotionally attached to, would it mean anything to him? Would it be just a four letter word fluttering in his field of vision just to be splatted beneath the flat surface of a fly swat? Maybe it doesn't exist at all, maybe I just want it to- thats the really scary part.
Why is it so easy to tell your kids you love them, but so damned hard to say it to a guy?

[DarkWolf]

Why is it so easy to tell your kids you love them, but so damned hard to say it to a guy?While both provide strong levels of Oxytonin for emotional attachment only the guy should produce the PEA or whatever it is called to produce physical attraction in an intimate or sexual inclination. In other words, you love the guy and the emotional attachment has intimacy. You love the kids with a non-intimate emotional attachment, thus do not have the sexual complications.

[WolfBlade]

It truly depends on the person, on how they were raised, and how affective someone might be on them to make the things we say difficult.
I love you..
I agree that there are different types of love. Friends, Family, Lifemate. To my friends, my loyalty and determination are signs of my love for them. I do not always say it to them, but if I do, I mean it. To my Family..
Well most family's should love each other... Mine couldn't give a care.
To my lifemate.. well. Haven't found him/ wouldn't know. But I feel it must mean the same for all.
Do not say it, unless you mean it.

I'm sorry..
Help me..
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