How do you tell someone you miss them?

@setsuna26 (2751)
Philippines
April 14, 2010 12:20pm CST
There are people whom are special to us, may it be your lover or maybe a good friend or even family members.Sometimes when your away and not being able to see them for a long time its normal to miss their company and the time that your with them.But its pretty hard for me to tell them directly that i miss them alot, i wonder how will i be able to tell something i miss them so much without even telling them the word i miss them? can you help me out my friends?
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33 responses
• United States
15 Apr 10
I don't know. When I miss my guy I write I miss you. I even did it in poem form. I never tried to say I miss you without saying " I miss you."
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• United States
17 Apr 10
Oh! Then make it sports related. Saw Did you see the game last night? It would have been fun if we saw it together.That way you are saying I miss you Without saying " I miss you." I am soooo luckty I'm a female. I have more guy friends and I just come out and say it I miss you . Talk to you soon. It is so much easier to Not need code.
@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
18 Apr 10
Thanks for the reply , well again its really easy if your a girl and then your telling your male friends that you miss them that pretty common. But when guys tell guys as well that they miss them, thats pretty unusual lol .Anyways thanks for the time and effort and sorry for the late reply
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@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
16 Apr 10
Try to imagine what if your a guy too. And then are you just going to say i miss you to a guy friend too? I mean with girls its pretty easy but with guys? i think we might just be doin something like asking each other to play a game or so. That way we dont need to say i miss you the mere fact that you want to spend time with them that means you already miss them
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14 Apr 10
I don't understand why you cannot just admit to the person that you are missing them, I think it's a lovely thing to do especially as it is honest and comes from the heart. If it's alternative words you are looking for you could say 'I've been thinking about you all day'.
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@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
I can tell them i miss them too its just that im looking for other means of telling them such that you dont need to say the exact words themselves.Like its more of expressing how much you miss them. And what you just stated is actually one of the ways that im lookin for, like instead of telling them i miss them, i will just be saying im always thinking bout you all day long. Thanks for joining and have a great day
• South Africa
15 Apr 10
I believe being honest with yourself and the person you miss is the best thing to do, its a very beautiful thing in fact, let them know how you feel, how much you care, how empty you feel inside without them around. To sum people it might not mean much or anything at all, but just talking about it and letting it all out sure will make you feel a lot better.
• South Africa
15 Apr 10
I believe being honest with yourself and the person you miss is the best thing to do, its a very beautiful thing in fact, let them know how you feel, how much you care, how empty you feel inside without them around. To sum people it might not mean much or anything at all, but just talking about it and letting it all out sure will make you feel a lot better.
• Philippines
22 Apr 10
Without telling them you miss them? Then I suggest sending them photos of you wearing a t-shirt that say "I MISS YOU." Okay, that might give them a hint that you miss them.
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• Philippines
23 Apr 10
See? Ha Ha. Well, I do that. I actually have a "Miss you" t-shirt and I wear that whenever I miss my boyfriend, and he'll know automatically that I miss him.
@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
22 Apr 10
Honestly i think what you just said is really cute, i mean hey we never said we miss them in person and all but the shirt says it all. Its one of the creative ways of saying i miss you that i heard. And i thank you for that. There are just some time that i miss my buddies and i just cant help but to think of ways to be with them.
• United States
16 Apr 10
well we still have a thing called the postal service have you thought about a card a thinking about you with a little i love you in there or missing you give me a call sometimes getting a card in the mail is very special to people and it make them remember you and then they start missing you and the next thing you know you will be making arrangements to see each other again
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@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
16 Apr 10
Yeah i will be trying those other means of saying i miss you , i mean so that i dont need to say it in person anymore, you see its different when your a guy and your going to tell a guy as well that you miss him. Just as some of my friends told me its better if you just ask them to go out like hang out or play a game or two that way its more like giving out that you want to be with them already. Thanks for joining and have a great day
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
you know we are really in common, i have this someone that i really miss but i don't know how to tell him, until now i'm waiting for the text and chat on facebook when we are both online, i don't want to first chat the person or text that person, i really miss the times we are together, to be clear not a lover, a super special friend of mind, but now we have our separate ways but you know every night i pray that we can get a long again even if it only last for 5 minutes have a little talk will make me happy, well for the other i can directly tell them that i miss them but in a joking manner hehe
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@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
I think what we really need to do is try our best to make it up to them like giving them most of our times when we are together. Im pretty sure somehow that they will be able to notice how much we feel for them or how much we miss them by giving them our precious time . And maybe we can also ask them to go out somehow, so that we can be together, small ways that if he or she is able to get hints then im pretty sure she or he will be able to appreciate it alot in the end
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• Philippines
21 Apr 10
yeah but it is really hard, i really don't know why, everyday we see each other i really want to join that person together with other friends but i choose to join another group that is now close to me, i have a hard time going along w/ that person and i really don't know why
• India
15 Apr 10
Yeah! sometimes its just too hard to tell those words. i have a really special fren. i'm a girl and the friend is too. With her, i used to forget the world and whatever it is or wherever it is,if its that friend and me, i needed no more. When she was not around i just used to text her "hi.." and she knew that i was missing her and used to reply she is "missing me like hell". And when i was not around she used to text me " where are you ?" and i knew she was missing me. BUT.. not now anymore :( things went wrong . she avoided me for quite sometime. and those days i "missed her like hell" and so i did used to tell her i was missing her but there was no response anymore even if the words were told in WORDS. and it was really very hard to bear. i cried for the 1st time missing a friend. Well, things changed again after sometime. she came back ,said sorry. i was happy to get a special fren back. but nothing is the same anymore. and i do really miss all the good times we had. and i feel like sending my usual "hi!" again but somehow i can't and no "i miss you" either . and its been long i haven't got her "where are you?" too... BUT I MISS MY FRIEND A LOT.
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@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
16 Apr 10
You got that right there are times that its really hard to say i missed you specially to a friend, actually girls are pretty much showy when it comes to these kinds of feelings but can you just imagine if your a guy and then your going to tell a buddy that you missed him? Its pretty awkward indeed but hey maybe we can also try something else like asking them to hang out. That will be a hint that you want to be with him or her without telling them you miss them that much
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
14 Apr 10
Seems men have a harder time admitting their feelings than women do. Just open up & tell them u miss them to me would be the best way. I know whoever u are telling would appreciate it.
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@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
You got that right ma'am , its not easy for us men to tell those kinds of stuff but when it comes to women i often hear them say such words to their friends. Although for us men, we have a different way of saying things such as we miss each other like we do give more time and spend quality time together like playing basketball, riding a bike or even just talking bout lots of stuff bout us recently. Even if men and women have lots of differences there are times that what they feel is somehow the same too. Thanks for giving me your thought about this ma'am have a great day!
@mods196621 (3652)
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
I simply tell them that i miss them in a simple words "i miss you" with the expressions depends upon the me and the receiver. If he is my husband it is differ from the expression i give to my children or family. If they are my friends so happy gesture and full of fun. If no need to talk it was just show by your actions. And again depends on the situations. I simply follow my feelings.
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@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
16 Apr 10
Just as i said its pretty easy if your going to tell your lover that you miss her or him. But if you happen to be a guy and your going to tell a buddy that you miss him, sometimes its pretty awkward haha anyways thanks for joining and have a great day ahead of you my friend
@kquiming (2997)
• Philippines
14 Apr 10
I usually don't let the person know - unless they tell me first that they miss me too. Hehe. Just to avoid humiliation, you know I hate missing someone who doesn't even bother to remember me.
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@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
I get the point. So unless your boyfriend tells you i miss you then you wont bother telling him you miss him too? ;) I know the humiliation that your talking bout , its more like fooling yourself if you said something like you miss the person but the person dont even give a heck for what you just said lol . Thanks for sharing and hope to hear more of your thoughts pretty soon
@zhouxi (1752)
• China
15 Apr 10
There are many ways to express your emotion.you can make some beautiful card by yourself and send to them.you can buy some thing special to them.you can send message to them.
@zhouxi (1752)
• China
16 Apr 10
@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
Thank you for giving me a good option by say making a card and telling them how much you care for them. I think thats very creative and in some ways i think that will make them feel more happy and feel loved by us. Thanks for the comment and for participating! Hope to see more of you in the coming days
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@Phicardo (19)
• India
15 Apr 10
make a call to them, or send a email to them, friends should be keep in touch,
@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
Yeah if we dont keep in touch with friends tendecy we grow apart and the friendship sometimes is lost, friendship is like a tree we need to give it some water and nurture it for it to grow, unless down you can expect little results from it. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your day
• India
15 Apr 10
good luck, wish you happy every day
@caiye786 (95)
• China
15 Apr 10
keeping in touch make our relationship between whom our miss strong,just sending a message or make a telephone call to them , tell them what happen around me , the feeling of some new things,so the topic built and have something to talk,when finished it i feel relax ,because i know not only i miss them ,they miss me too btw,you are a little shy,why don't you miss them cause you love them,say it out bravely!
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@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
Thanks for the idea, yeah i will try something like writing them and asking them if they want to hang out sometime or maybe even a call is much preffered so that it will be even more personal and much more felt.With this topic of mine i was able to learn alot of ways and methods of how to express my feeling in every possible way, im grateful for you people who helped me out too .
• Australia
15 Apr 10
I am the same to you for I am shy to express how feeling I miss them(my family). I think I will send the postcard for one of my family's birthday.
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@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
16 Apr 10
Yeah its more like we want to tell them but we just dont have the means or the ways on how to tell them. Sometimes i tend to ask my friends to play basketball just to be with them. That way i dont need to tell them i miss them i just ask them to play a game with me so that they will be with me.
• United States
14 Apr 10
lol you can say "i was thinking of you" or "i wish you were with me" those are some cutsy ones haha
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@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
I agree when you say something like that to someone you might not be aware of it but maybe you will make that person's day brighter or even complete their day too. Words can be really powerful sometimes specially if used in the right way. Or if you just cant express it through words then you just spend more quality time with the person im sure he or she wll notice that you miss him or her that much
@madteaparty (2748)
• Japan
15 Apr 10
For me it is not hard at all to tell someone that I miss him/her, so I always just tell it straight. It's better to do it that way, as that person can know immediately that you care about him/her. Don't think of it as something embarrasing, as you're expressing really good feelings and that is always appreciated by the other party
@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
Thats what im thinking as a motivation factor most of the time. That hey im doing this so that my friend will know how much i appreciate him or her as one of my company. It might sound cheezy but thats just bout it, i really do care bout my friends and i dont care bout what other people think of me after telling my friends how much i miss them once in a while
@caiye786 (95)
• China
15 Apr 10
I am always too shy express my missing to someone ,even though I miss him so terribly .now i study in Chengdu far from my parents ,last night ,i made a call to them .i can feel that they also miss me either ,and wanted me go home ,but we didn't say out our missing to each other ,these are Chinese .the kind always too shy to say your love .but we always known that ,sometimes ,no word is the best words
@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
Most of us are really shy when it comes to showing what we really feel but im pretty sure it wont take that long until we will be able to find a way to tell these people who much we care and how much we really miss them. Thanks for taking your time answering and have a great day ahead of you
• Philippines
16 Apr 10
I simply send an sms message that I miss them
@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
17 Apr 10
Sometimes thats good too especially if you wont be able to say it in person. And what is it that they are telling you back? I mean are they used to you saying you miss them? In my case when i want to tell my friends i miss them i just ask them to hang out and play basketball with me. Thanks for sharing and have a great day
• Indonesia
15 Apr 10
I often attached a music in my email to someone special that I realy-realy miss, every word that I wrote in my email not even contain any sentences that describe my feeling. But in the end of the word, I always write "Hey I got a good music that attached in this email" so dont't forget to listen it okay.
@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
I think using music as a means to say what you feel is a good idea, it adds a romantic aura that will make the reciever like you even more. Im going to use it sometime and try if its effective to my lover too. Glad to hear what you thought bout this topic and that your able to give me good idea too. Thanks man!
• Indonesia
15 Apr 10
sorry I forget to explain what I want to say exactly. the music is contain with romantic lyric and of course it's describe my miss to someone that I've send the email for.
@mokkka (881)
• Bulgaria
15 Apr 10
you know the best ways my boyfriend shows me he misses me are really without saying it.For example he sends me SMS saying something like:It's snowy outside-just like a fairy tale and the only thing I know want is you to be here with me and hug me.And he sends it really in the morning which tells me I was the first thing he thought of after waking up :P
@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
I understand what you mean sometimes my girl tend to like it most when i just hug her and say something like hows your day?in a low tone as if im only whispering in her ears. Told me shes goes crazy everytime lol .Thats what lovers do sometimes, crazy but simple sweet things we do for our loved ones. Its not that hard to say i miss you to someone like a lover, but if its just a friend and it happens to be a guy and lets say your a guy too, its not that easy at all lol . Thank you for joining ;)
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
The best way I think is to tell them directly. "I missed you". Just don't think negatively. Maybe you're thinking that when you say that to somebody, she or he will just don't mind you or he/she will laugh at you. am I right? I guarantee, if you can say this, the person will be eased and become closer to you because he/she then knew that you missed her/him.
@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
15 Apr 10
Actually its not more of thinking negatively its just that im a lil bit shy to tell e buddy that i miss him too,i know its just normal for us to miss our friends once in a while. Its just that with boys its different, girls say those kinds of stuff all the time. But for us guys we tend to show it by asking a friend to hang out with us or to play any kind of sport with us, thats how we bond most of the time. Thanks for sharing and have a great day!