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

Is it funny?

nanna8

Dickens

...there's so much grimness out there we really need to support each other

Yes - you're right. I can see how calling someone a "miserable old bag" is supportive.

Not supportive at all but bloody 😄 funny.

Why?

Dickens

^...there's so much grimness out there we really need to support each other^

Yes - you're right. I can see how calling someone a "miserable old bag" is supportive.

Not supportive at all but bloody 😄 funny.

I have never added kisses to messages - even to friends. I tend to just add my name or even my initial, They can tell by the email adddress who the message is from. If I am replying to a message or in a conversation I dont find it necessary to add a greeting or signature at all. You wouldnt in a real life conversation so why do it in an email?

For business I tend to use my first name and "best wishes" ot just "best" (an American custom) since most of my customers are in USA.

I put a kiss at the end of messages to friends and relatives. I wouldn't do it for anyone else but I suppose people mean well - though it does rather devalue the sentiment.

People say lots of things that perplex me - especially "take care". Again, it's meant well but it's fairly meaningless. Or "see you/see you later" when it is unlikely that I will ever see that person again.

Saggi

….oh, and Tenko. ….use Ms.

Some women complain about ms too

I have a couple of friends who never use kisses or hearts in messages, so I respect that and tend not to do to them. But it does make wonder if that's a sign of the 'type' of friendship they want with me. So it's a smiley face from them and just about any other emoji you'd care to mention, so long as there's no hearts. 🤔

...there's so much grimness out there we really need to support each other

Yes - you're right. I can see how calling someone a "miserable old bag" is supportive.

Yammy

Bubbles71

Yes, you are being unreasonable you miserable old bag!

I think probably Sago because they are miserable old bags and are just waiting to write a miserable comment that shows how they feel about themselves, miserable old bags!!!

agreed.. what on earth does it matter.. most people are just being pleasant and trying to get by.. there's so much grimness out there we really need to support each other

Not being able to see a person's face makes so much difference to how one interprets – how one can interpret – what they're saying.

Perhaps we need a jocularity alert system 🤣 so that people don't think a post is moany and miserable when it's meant to be jokey. Some people do put a "mood" warning in their thread title.

Bubbles71

Yes, you are being unreasonable you miserable old bag!

I think probably Sago because they are miserable old bags and are just waiting to write a miserable comment that shows how they feel about themselves, miserable old bags!!!

At the other end of the overly affectious spectrum is my DB-in-L. He signs off his emails and texts to his DB and myself "Yours sincerely..."

Strange, isn't it? And surely we are allowed to have a wee moan about the little things which annoy us? I know there are more important things in life, but sometimes it's just those trivial little annoyances which really get under your skin.

Bubbles71

Yes, you are being unreasonable you miserable old bag!

Why has this thread attracted so many nasty comments?
It doesn’t bother me, I am just intrigued.

Gosh if only this was so dreadful. Come on ladies who do not like endearments, lighten up.
Sago - X and Blessed be

Tenko

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 work in health care in a patient facing role and always use Mrs, mr, miss as some patients don’t like us using their first name . However we had to use first names if we have patients with the same surname , although we check the dob .
The problem with Mrs, miss is that some women object to it. We can’t win 🤷‍♀️

When I was a child my mother insisted I called 'pretend' aunties by their surname. So, for example, if your neighbour's name was Mrs Green then she would be called Aunty Green if she was friendly with your mother. I quite liked that.

Nannan2

I started to say "aw bless" or "bless you" at the younger generation first so they tend to not to then say it to me.🤣

Good idea!

I spent 4 months in hospital a couple of years ago now - I think I was 'blessed' just about every day, by the nurses.
,,, thought it was because I was elderly, but noticed they were 'blessing' all the patients regardless of age. And the men (mixed bays) were well-blessed, also.

Bubbles71

Yes, you are being unreasonable you miserable old bag!

Wow, classy huh?

Bubbles71

Yes, you are being unreasonable you miserable old bag!

... and you are being quite rude.

Would'nt use kisses on anything other than to family.mainly to my DD's and DIL & grandkids.To sons mainly put a smiley.(less soppy)

I started to say "aw bless" or "bless you" at the younger generation first so they tend to not to then say it to me.🤣

I use xxx too but only for people I know. Everyone uses first names here, they would think something was wrong if you started using Mr. and Mrs. just not done.

Yes, you are being unreasonable you miserable old bag!

….oh, and Tenko. ….use Ms.