That irks me, in movies, when people say, "Because, because--I care for you." I have never known anyone in real life to say "I care for you." They say, I like you, or I love you.
"I care for you" is the modern agnostic analog to people saying "gezundheit" instead of "God Bless you" (as they do in movies--in real life, I've only seen it a few times, adopted by liberals as an affectation), or "would you move in with me" instead of "will you marry me".
I have also never known anyone in my life who treats the "let's move in together" question as some weighty move that should be celebrated, almost like a mini-marriage. The Hollywood movies MAKE ME SICK.
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So that's what made you sick. Usually people say "I care about you" not "I care for you". And shacking up is a pretty big move, although it often happens insidiously, one little trespass at a time until you discover that you are cohabitating. The big discussion is whether the mover inner should give up his or her place.
I grew up in a strict Catholic family, and when somebody sneezed we would often say "Gezundheit", though not as often as "God bless you". No liberals in our house either, though I consider myself a "classical liberal" as well as a Catholic, and to this day I still say "Gezundheit" some of the time. I apologize for saying "so there". (You're right about the other stuff).
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