What does <3 mean?
 

Well, what does it mean?

i'm quite certian that it is a rendition of a cartoon heart

or it could mean "less than 3"

It's generally ment as a crude way for a heart. Over in my neck of the woods - "ska or punk" kids normally wear them...

I totally thought this was a philosophical question about what our definition of love is. Could it be that my 'un-techniness" automatically assumed he wasn't just asking about the symbol or is the heat just impairing my mental capacity?

Hey the topic could to that way :P

I less than three ____. I might say that sometime, and people will look at me like I'm a dork.. again.

<3 is so much less serious than "love."

and it looks really cute :D

Just a little heart, when you're too lazy to type "love"

Or, in numerous LJs, <3 is the equivalent to "I love you, [insert name of LJ owner here]!" :D

- Katie

I'm so with her. I was assuming this was a thread about what the definition of love really was... and I was like, 'OOOH!'

Us non-techies live for that sort of thing.

haha
 

or when someone wants to say "i heart you" they say "i <3 you"
hahaha

Well, <3 didn't turn up on a google search. So, being my geeky and mathmatically oriented self, I just had to look up "less than three". I got a few things on colleges, baseball, stock reports, vacations, employment opportunities, and a weird picture on the moon.

I think I'm just afraid what a Google search on "love" would bring back...

no no...its 'less than 3' :D
People sometimes get annoyed when you say that to them, but its funny. It does mean 'love' to some people.

Lol Kristy, youre the only person I know that would think that :)

I generally use <3 not to mean like I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you, but more of a you are really awesome type of thing.

Cory

Just like when I go I <3 cory, b/c I do :p

..or is our "techiness" corrupting a deep, philosophical discusion?

So ... rather than it meaning "I love you" ... does it really mean, "I less than three you."???:confused: ;) :yikes:

My boyfriend did that to me... I text messaged him "I <3 you" and he returned... "aww, I less than three you too."

I cracked up so much, and it was an inside joke of ours. But now I understand that it's not too uncommon. (erin shrugs and lowers head in disappointment)

now it's "I < x u (x = integer sqrt4 < x < 4)"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Very good.

I beg to differ. I <3 many of my friends, I love them to death. :)

well, being that the bases of this thread has been ans. now the philosophical q. of it begins....

yesyes, it can mean, i love you, i heart you, ur cool, love ya, i'm out, etc.

but i prefer i heart you, that's so funny, how do you heart someone, that's the coolest

or you write it at the end of a letter
"<3"

heart, name
haha

but less than 3 is so sufficient, i may get to like that more, but 'i heart you' man, that's the shiznit rite there:p :rolleyes: