Greetings & Salutations

I'm really trying to work on letting little things bother me less, I really am. I do believe I am not half as wound up as I was ten years ago, perhaps some evidence supporting the adage that age mellows us all. I don't know. But I had occasion to consider a funny habit recently (not mine): the habit of using "I love you" as a sign-off on the phone.

As in:

"Do you want chicken or pasta for dinner tonight??"
"Chicken.."
"Okay, I'll see you at home. I love you."

or

"Did you just try to call me?"
"No, I was in a meeting."
"Oh, okay. I love you."

As you may imagine, I have opportunities in my daily life to hear inane conversations such as this, and while it's clearly someone else's relationships, not mine, it still kind of drives me crazy.

It reminded me of a thought I had several years ago about not letting "I love you" become another way of saying "good-bye."