i still love you?

Djdownsy wrote: Brilliant topic.

I've only ever said I love you once to a girl, when I was 17. But, in retrospect, I realise I didn't mean it.
I feel that, with a girl, i'll only ever tell her I love her when I know she's the one who I will spend the rest of my life with.
I hate when people throw the words around, it's funny, because they are the three words, when used right, mean absolutely everything to somebody, but when used at the wrong time, mean absolutely nothing. 

As regards family, I'm very close to my family, they mean absolutely everything to me and I wouldn't be who I am without them. So I do tell them I love them quite often, because, in that case, I mean it. And, even though it scares me to death sometimes, I know they could be gone forever tomorrow, so I make sure they know it.

Soooo, has anybody done anything directly inspired by this this thread?  I emailed my mom twice and called my dad.  Reached mom, but not dad, so left a nice message.  And editing to add I just posted a "Just thinking of you :) " on my son's half sister's Facebook.