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

That’s all well and good until that sweetly ingrained habit spills over into your work life. 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?)

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

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

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: byu/ButterscotchButtons inMadeMeSmile

The email began, “Hey—Just wanted to say that I didn’t mean to laugh at you when you accidentally signed off on our call with........

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