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[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Thank you for providing additional context. I didn't know that one. But why did she say a number at all?

[–] wieson@feddit.org 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Is it something to do with "I love you 4ever" "I love you 5ever"?

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 9 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

It's one upping.

I love you

I love you two

I love you three thousand (that number's too big, can't beat that one)

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 7 points 1 day ago

Why? Just a little kid being a kid.

She had said something like “I love you two hundred” to her mom, and her dad was joking with mom about it.