{"id":34,"date":"2025-09-29T20:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/good-worldwide.go-vip.net\/upworthy\/2025\/09\/29\/a-woman-accidentally-said-love-you-to-an-important-client-his-response-was-priceless-ex1\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T20:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T20:31:00","slug":"a-woman-accidentally-said-love-you-to-an-important-client-his-response-was-priceless-ex1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodinc.com\/qa-upworthy\/2025\/09\/29\/a-woman-accidentally-said-love-you-to-an-important-client-his-response-was-priceless-ex1\/","title":{"rendered":"A woman accidentally said, ‘Love you!’ to a big client. His response was priceless."},"content":{"rendered":"

For many of us, telling our friends <\/a>and family<\/a> that we love them<\/a> is second nature. Every time someone leaves the house, “Love you!” Before bed at night, “Love you!” Getting off a call<\/a> with them, “Love you!”<\/p>

That’s all well and good until that sweetly ingrained habit spills over into your work life<\/a>. Especially when you’re talking to an important client, where the boundaries of professional conduct are particularly important to uphold. (Do you feel the cringe coming?)<\/p>

A woman shared an oh-so-human story about absent-mindedly telling a client she loved him, and his thoughtful response has people cheering.<\/p>

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“Accidentally said ‘Love you!’ at the end of a call with an important client yesterday,” wrote a Reddit user<\/a>. “I heard him giggle as I hung up, and I was mortified. Today, I saw he emailed me this:”<\/p>\n

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Accidentally said "Love you!" at the end of a call with an important client yesterday. I heard him giggle as I hung up, and I was mortified. Today, I saw he emailed me this:<\/a>
byu\/ButterscotchButtons<\/a> inMadeMeSmile<\/a><\/blockquote>