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writes:I'm 16 years old and I've recently discovered that I don't open up to people. I hear everyone say "I love you" to other people all the time. It seems so easy to say but I feel weird and awkward when I say it. I can say it to my parents and other family members but I couldn't say it to my best friend. She moved very far away and she was in town for a couple of weeks. When she was just about to get on the plane to leave, we hugged one last time and she said "I love you". I didn't say it. I don't know why but I couldn't say it. Another friend always says she loves me (a best friend love, I'm not gay) but I can never say it back. Is there something wrong with me? I can't feel comfortable around anyone...
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 March 2009): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionThank you Lotus Mama808.
But the thing is, my best friend is basically family. I've been best friends with her since I was in kindergarten. Now, I'm in 10th grade. I just feel so weird when I say those words to anyone...except family
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reader, lotus mama808  +, writes (22 March 2009):
 Well you have best friends, so I don't think it's a matter of opening up to people, I think you are wise, and realistic. You see love as something else, something permanent, something more meaningful. People throw those words around like it's nothing, so I am actually refreshed to hear that some people think of those words as something much more serious. I tell only 2 best girl friends that I love them, and it took a very long time to get to that point. We have been through a whole lot together, and I feel as though they are family, so it made it easy for me to tell them. You'll be able to say it to the people that have proven to be as close as family when it gets to that point, but for now, don't feel bad that you are a real person.
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reader, mistakentragedy +, writes (22 March 2009):
 There's nothing wrong with you. Some people just can't say it to their friends. Some can only say it to those they are related to. It's normal.
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