No more kisses, I cannot stand it, it has to stop!

Some messages are set up with kisses and signatures. Sure it was a mistake on her part. Move on.

My sister and I don't even put a kiss at the end of our messages, but people who I don't know that well always stick a couple on at the end of theirs.

Oh dear, what is your problem, Sago? These people are only trying to be friendly for Heavens sake!
Bless you XXX

Hithere

Same as religious people putting references to God in every situation- i learned to ignore it

Religious people don't always do that.

I reserve kisses on texts and emails for close friends and family. I sometimes stop and think after typing one to decide if it's appropriate and sometimes end up deleting especially if it's to a man in case they take it the wrong way!

As for 'Aww Bless' it usually only seems appropriate in response to something relating to a small child or where an adult has done something inappropriate and is unaware, in which case it would be said about them not to them! I don't tend to use the expression myself but know people who do.

Of course we have many worse things to be concerned about, as we all know, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t vent our much less important gripes on this forum.

I like kisses, and kissing, and cuddles, and holding people in my arms...This is the way I grew up, and the way I like to be.

but would never put x or xxx, unless I meant it as such. I have occasionally put an 'x' on messages to people I don't know on GN, because of the nature of the message and situation.

But would never expect it in message from local councillor, or any non personal situation.

It does seem a little disrespectful tho when a much younger person speaks to us in such a way. I do chuckle when the butchers young assistant calls DH “ my mate “ 😀

I'm completely with you, Sago. People I hardly know put their crosses at the end of whatever they have said - thoughtless, hollow and meaningless.
The only time I put kisses after my name is to my little grandchildren because I DO kiss them whenever I see them - so it is truly 'ersatz' !
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

'Course.... if that's the impression someone wants to give....

Whinging about "minor irritations" disqualifies the 'minor' part and just shows someone to be irritable/grumpy.

*multifarious

It's not a kiss. It's a letter x and nowadays it stands for things like Best Wishes, Yours truly, Your obedient servant and all the other multifarous wordy burblings that people have used to sign off letters and notes.

You don't have to use it yourself.

I don't find it any worse than "Kind regards" – another common wordy burbling used by people one has never met or spoken to.

Shrug and move on. It's not worth getting heated under the collar about. Neither is Bless you!

Grumping about it is... well... just grumpy.

Well said Dickens

Nothing to do with kisses I know but I'm throwing in another annoyance - "Reaching Out" !!
Thanks for reaching out (instead of thank you for your email/contacting me)
Drives me crackers!!!

I can’t stand being called love ( except by dh) or hun young people often use hun it really grates on me

Grannyben

I normally only text my daughters but, on one occasion, I messaged my employer and put a xx on the end. I did message back rather quickly.
On another occasion I handed a customer their purchases and said "love you". I can still picture the look on their face.

That really made me laugh Grannyben.

I don’t like it either. Too many phrases are being overused and become meaningless and jokes. Professionals need to stay professional.

Maybe in time there will be other newer cultural memes to replace those annoying ones. Hmm?

Here’s the alternative - when people STOP blessing you, wishing you well and safe travels and to stay safe, etc and the twitter-verse turns more cynical, cutting and spiteful because people are overly anxious, snarky, angry. That is alarming and already happening elsewhere (not on GN tho).

Which way will humanity behave? I guess in the end I’ll go for the softer caring touch.

Aaargh! 'Aw bless' from anybody, usually a young person to an older person makes me want to spit! It is patronising and very annoying. Not so bothered about kisses at the end of a message.

Goodness! Am I being unreasonable to think some of you should get over yourselves? An x on an email or a particular expression is not going to accelerate the end of the world. Plenty of things ARE doing that. Better to use our combined wisdom to do something about that, in my opinion.

NotSpaghetti

All the above drive me mad.
I don't regularly use "kisses" on messages even to family. I only send kisses when I want them to have them.
I don't bless anyone either.
"Aw bless" is parricularly horrible. I wish there was a polite way of stopping this one!

Also the whiney way it is said "Ah bleeeeeess". So patronising, I'm not a small child.

Bijou

I object to strangers, children and trades people calling me by my Christian name instead of Mrs...... Nowadays even sites like Amazon say Hello E......
when I was young we never even knew people’s forenames.

I don't put my first name on forms now if I can help it, just my initials. They now call me CE...

seadragon

A major Covid bonus for me, I hereby confess, is that perfect strangers, on first introduction, no longer grab me and try to kiss me on both cheeks. That all started a few years ago for some mysterious reason. Even the family dog knew not to try and kiss me!!

Me too, I'm not a kisser. I've found that friends' husbands often find it uncomfortable too.

Me too 😂😘

As a former local councillor I would say this is unprofessional conduct. ditto emojis or any smiley faces.

Regards

Me