Guardian essay: telling male relatives and friends 'I love you' opened up one writer's world

A Guardian lifestyle piece describes a writer who, after years of not saying it, began telling her dad, brother and friends she loved them. She says it felt uncomfortable at first but became liberating.

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1. 26 Oct, 06:55 UTCGuardian publishes personal essay on saying I love you
2. 26 Oct, 07:45 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

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• The one change that worked: I told the men in my life I loved them – and my world opened upThe Guardian