If I said I Love You

Heh, I actually got that today (I had agreed to help out a friend's business). This friend is very happy, and if we were in person, I'm sure we would have hugged.

Of course it made me feel good to hear it. But it wasn't romantic, nor would I want it to be. This friend is married, and so am I, and we live on opposite sides of the continent. We're also the same gender but are both straight, but I would feel this way if this friend was a straight man saying this to me.

pissed off!

Humor aside, did he/she say it in a romantic notion or just as a friend
"I love you"? Those three words are used ad nauseam in the English language and might not hold what you think is uttered in all seriousness.

However, if it was, I would stress the friendship factor - the platonic one!

Jane is right. The problem of the world love is that English lenguage makes it confusing. Spanish has a specific world for non romantic love "querer" and one for romantic love "amar" this makes everything simple.

So I also agree with jespah. Try to feel happy. You made a good job take the compliment as what it is. Do not jump into conclusions.