Just wanted to let you know that I had a slipup similar to yours yesterday.
For years, every time I left a voicemail for my W, I finished it with "I love you" it really became just a habitual thing to say.
Yesterday, I was leaving her a voice mail re something logistical (scheduling a babysitter, I think), and ar the end of the message, just before I hung up, it slipped out - first time in 9 months that I said "I love you".
Oops. Old habits die hard!
No damage done.
Me 42, W 39, S8, S6, S2 M 11y, A & ILYBNILWY 11/08 Walking away from a bad situation.