Three little words

[kelleigh1]

My husband and I talk to each other on the phone a few times a day. And at the end of the call, I always say "I love you" and he usually says "love you too".

Well, he calls me a little bit ago on his way home from work as he normally does. But today, he is giving his friend a ride home. So when I end the call with my normal "I love you", he hesitates for a second and just says "bye".

Ladies: are any of your husbands this way? Afraid to utter to L word in front of their friends?

Guys: are you like my husband?

What's funny is that this guy knows me and sees us together every Friday because they bowl together in the same league. And at bowling, hubby doesn't hesitate to hug and kiss me in front of everyone...yet he can never say "I love you" when he's around the guys.

 

[Tazicket]

Lucky for me, DH will tell me he loves me no matter who we're around.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

DH sometimes just says bye to me when we talk and he's on duty. I guess it's not cool for the po-po to say "I love you" when around other po-po or other people. I undertand though, doesn't bother me a bit. He says it enough other times during the day.

 

[supercarrie]

My boyfriend always says he loves me...but the cutsie baby talk (which of course he never says ) is never heard when I talk to him when he is at work or out with the guys! Much more subtle, no pet names. Can't look "girly" ya know! They all know he says it though.

 

[kelleigh1]

And just so there's no confusion, I'm not upset by this. I think it's funny. You should see him at home. You'll see my tag says "I sleep with Mickey and Pooh", but let me tell you, POOH is his.

 

[kdudley3]

The only time my husband doesn't say it is when he's in the office (many other people there). I guess if the guys are supposed to be working, they shouldn't be saying I love you !!!

Actually, my husband got a new job recently and told (warned) his boss that we talk many times during the day !

 

[Miss Jasmine]

And just so there's no confusion, I'm not upset by this. I think it's funny. You should see him at home. You'll see my tag says "I sleep with Mickey and Pooh", but let me tell you, POOH is his.

I didn't think you were. My response was because of the "Lucky Me" comment. I'm lucky too!

ETA: If I have someone in my office, I sometimes skip it as well. DH and I talk about work matters and sometimes the person in my office doesn't know I am talking to my spouse.

 

[Chilehead Too]

Lucky for me, DH will tell me he loves me no matter who we're around.

Me too. He's not shy at all.

 

[cybrkitn]

DH and I always say "I love you" no matter what. We say it so often that we don't care who'se around and we mean it everytime.

Some guys get a little shy or when around other guys. Who knows, maybe they are afraid of getting ribed for it

 

[irishbosoxfan]

The only time my husband doesn't say it is when he's in the office (many other people there). I guess if the guys are supposed to be working, they shouldn't be saying I love you !!!

Actually, my husband got a new job recently and told (warned) his boss that we talk many times during the day !

I agree with the first paragraph totally and have to incorporate the second into the first because for me I don't call my DH at work unless it is an emergency. And I honestly don't understand women who call their DH at work numerous times a day. The way I see it he is at work supposed to be doing his job and his job doesn't have me written in the contract anywhere so I should not be taking his time away from what he is supposed to be doing to coddle me.

 

[mamaprincess]

I call my Dh "secret squirell" or 00secret (like james bond) when he goes into corporate mode on me. Sometimes I'll say something really ignorant just to crack him up infront of his colleagues that for some reason musn't ever learn about our love because that would go against the "culture".

 

[ZachnElli]

My dh doesn't have a problem saying it in front of anyone unless he's not suppose to be on a personal call. I don't call him all day long at work, he calls me!

 

[Crankyshank]

DH says "You too" when other people are around. I rib him all of the time about it with mock indignation.

One time he was feeling a bit petulant and yelled "I love you too" in front of his co-workers and he still gets teased about it

 

[kdibattista]

We both say it no matter who is around... although it doesn't hurt that he's a lot bigger then the other guys he works with

 

[disneymac]

This reminds me of the one time that DH only said "me too" when he was hanging up the phone instead of "I love you" - at the time I just laughed & teased him about it. When we got home after work he told me that just as we were hanging up a big group of people he didn't know walked into his office!

 

[miss missy]

No, my DH says what he wants when he wants. Thats his way.

 

[SwedishMeatball]

This reminds me of the one time that DH only said "me too" when he was hanging up the phone instead of "I love you" - at the time I just laughed & teased him about it. When we got home after work he told me that just as we were hanging up a big group of people he didn't know walked into his office!

I always chuckle when people say "me too" before hanging up because I think everyone knows what that's code for.

 

[Buckalew11]

Opposite with us. DH always says it. I, OTOH, don't. I don't know why I'm like that. Sometimes, I might be working and I don't say it and sometimes there may not be anyone else around and I still don't say it.

???It isn't that I don't love him at the time or anything...so I have no idea why I don't always tell him.

We don't call each other every day either. I'm not a phone person though, LOL. I used to work with a girl who DH called everyday at 9, 10:30, 1:30 and 4. Everyday. She was a hairstylist and she'd go up front and answer the phone and just talk and talk and get more and more behind. It used to drive that whole shop nuts! LOL

 

[kelleigh1]

And I honestly don't understand women who call their DH at work numerous times a day. The way I see it he is at work supposed to be doing his job and his job doesn't have me written in the contract anywhere so I should not be taking his time away from what he is supposed to be doing to coddle me.

I never call hubby at work. He calls me. I've worked with people who have to call their husband/wife 45 times a day and it gets annoying. We have a schedule and unless it's an emergency, there are only 3 times a day that we talk.

He works in manufacturing and gets set breaks. I work in an office so it's a little easier for me to step away for a minute or two to talk to him. He does call me around 10:00 am when he takes his first break. If I'm busy, I'll just tell him and we get off the phone. If I can spare a minute, I step outside the office. Since I don't smoke and don't need 20 smoke breaks a day, I don't think there's any problem with me taking a 2 minute phone break. He also calls at lunch, but I take lunch at the same time that he does so it's not interfering with work. And then he'll call on his way home, usually that's to check and see if we need anything or if I'm going to be late for some reason. In total, we probably talk for less than 10 minutes during the work day.

 

[Robmom]

My DH will say it in front of anyone, but I won't. I guess I'm a little shy!