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So up until now, when texting with friends and family, I've used the heart reaction pretty interchangeably to mean either "love it" or "sending love." I thought everyone did this, and that based on the context, we all understood what the heart meant. But today I learned that a friend has been upset with me for months because I "liked" something they texted me. I'll keep the specifics vague, but essentially I asked after their relatives because they lived in an area being affected by turmoil. In about ten words, the friend texted back that fortunately the relatives were okay but the relatives knew some people who were affected. I responded with a heart reaction to mean "sending love." I know I should have responded with words as well, that's on me. But I didn't realize that my friend translated my heart reaction as me thoughtlessly and callously "liking" the circumstances their relatives' neighbors were facing. That's not what I meant at all, and I had no idea I'd been using that reaction button wrong all along. I've since apologized and tried to explain, but the anger and sense of pain on my friend's part is real.
TLDR: A friend thought I was saying "love it" when what I really meant was "sending love" during a sad time.
Edited to fix typos.
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