> Sometimes, a heart means “I love you”, “I miss you”, “I hope you’ll feel better soon”, “I love what you’re saying”, etc. Was I expecting my interlocutors to g

> Sometimes, a heart means “I love you”, “I miss you”, “I hope you’ll feel better soon”, “I love what you’re saying”, etc. Was I expecting my interlocutors to guess the exact meaning? Actually yes. That’s one of the lovely parts of language. You don’t need to be explicit to convey the correct meaning. Consider: A: My cat passed away. B: <3 A: I bought you chocolate! B: <3 A: Only one more week and I’ll be home! B: <3 A: I think I’m going to start working out again. B: <3 I don’t think any normal person would have trouble interpreting those.