{"id":1738,"date":"2010-04-14T07:12:08","date_gmt":"2010-04-14T11:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicholsclan.com\/tinblog\/?p=1738"},"modified":"2010-04-12T18:39:39","modified_gmt":"2010-04-12T22:39:39","slug":"ditto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timscogitorium.com\/tinblog\/2010\/04\/ditto.html","title":{"rendered":"Ditto"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s episode of The Big Bang Theory included a scene where Leonard said, “I love you” to Penny.\u00a0 And she responded with those words everyone wants to hear, “Thank you.”\u00a0 On the one hand, I was a little surprised to learn I was in possession of some old fashioned values.\u00a0 After all, it seemed to me that such expressions of emotion usually came before all the schtupping.\u00a0\u00a0 But what do I know?\u00a0 Kids these days… and get off my lawn!!<\/p>\n

Anyway, the larger point was that it got me to thinking about what good responses to “I love you” might be.\u00a0 There’s the tried and true, “I love you too.”\u00a0 But that seems almost perfunctory.\u00a0 Maybe not during the initial saying, but year after year, it can seem like you’re not really trying.\u00a0 Sometimes I’ll try and dress it up by responding with something like, “And I you.”\u00a0 It gets beyond the trite,but borders on the pretentious, which may not really help.<\/p>\n

\"Swayze\"<\/a>The other day, Kim responded to me with, “I know.”\u00a0 Now had this been a first time exchange, that might have been as bad as “Thank you.”\u00a0 However, after all these years, I think it’s a great response.\u00a0 If she can still tell, then I must be doing something right.<\/p>\n

If you’re Patrick Swayze, you can get away with saying “Ditto.”\u00a0 For anyone else, this comes across as less imaginative than, “I love you too.”\u00a0 Further, it reminds her that you are not Patrick Swayze, and that is not helping your case.<\/p>\n

And in the event you’re inclined to counter that she’s no Demi Moore either, well, just don’t.\u00a0 First rule of holes<\/a> and all.\u00a0 You might has well have responded, “That’s nice Honey. Now can you move? You’re blocking the TV.\u00a0 And since you’re up, will you get me a beer?”<\/p>\n

Which brings us to the audience participation part.\u00a0 What do you think are particularly good or bad responses to hearing, “I love you”?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week’s episode of The Big Bang Theory included a scene where Leonard said, “I love you” to Penny.\u00a0 And<\/p>\n

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