I dunno if stroking egos is the goal of the love memes, but I will say it's so nice to come home from a bad day and see some kind words from your friends, who sometimes you doubt even like you. It's reassurance, and sometimes people need that.

Maybe you're being bitter, maybe not. It's not my position to say. But I don't understand how you could be upset when someone says, "I like you because..." to you. I don't see how that's bad at all, and I guess I don't see how it's fair to be upset at people for doing it.