Leaving ‘Im Speechless

On her Facebook wall, Maryellen Livingston Garasky posts:

“Was on the phone with the Associate Superintendent of Schools (Matthew Handleman of the Coeur d’Alene School District) today and — just before hanging up — I told him I loved him. I’ve met him exactly twice. Ever.”

Question: Has something like this ever happened to you — signing off a phone call to a relative stranger by uttering an endearment usually reserved for a mate or other loved one?