Kinda stuck me cause I almost never hear men talk that way. In 30 years I don't think I've told my best friend I love him more then twice. Hell I even have anxiety using heart emojis. It's honestly really encouraging to hear men talk this way, maybe some day I'll be able to be one of them.
It's both cool and good to normalize telling buds how you feel. I tell my friends I love them all the time. Definitely been doing it more since pandemic life started.
Once you break the ice with it, it becomes more and more easy to do it.