Makes it special
In today’s world, abbreviations are everywhere. These are generally a timesaver, and they save us the trouble of spelling out words. After all, who has the time to write out everything they say? We have appointments to keep and tasks to accomplish. Although these shorthands are normally quite beneficial, if the individuals you’re speaking with expect you to go above and beyond, things might get a little difficult.
When this individual sent this, they probably thought that they could completely ghost their other half by using the term “ily,” but then had to ruin everything by saying something stupid like “spell it out.”