How to write, as a guy, "I miss you" to a female friend in vietnamese?

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Request for Question Clarification by secret901-ga on 12 May 2006 19:34 PDT

Hi moohbear,

It's necessary to know the exact relationship between you and the
female friend in order to choose the correct Vietnamese pronoun.  You
can read about Vietnamese pronouns here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_pronouns

secret901-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by secret901-ga on 12 May 2006 19:40 PDT

To clarify, saying that the relationship is a "friend" is not exact. 
What is appropriate for extremely close friends would be extremely
rude for everyone else, and what is appropriate for people in a
romantic relationship can be weird for everyone else, and what is
appropriate for normal acquaintances can seem cold to close friends.

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Clarification of Question by moohbear-ga on 12 May 2006 21:24 PDT

That person is a close friend, slightly older than me and not married.
There is no love relationship between us and we're both adult.

Hi moohbear-ga,

The phrase you want to use is "Tôi nh? ch?."  Literally translated, it
means "I remember/miss older sister." Ch? is a respectful term for a
female slightly older than oneself.  You can also emphasize this by
saying "Tôi nh? ch? l?m." [I miss you very much].  The use of the
pronoun pair tôi/ch? is appropriate for most cases, but can seem a bit
aloof for younger people.  If you and her are in your 20s, you should
use "[Your name] nh? [her name]" because it sounds more personal.

If you need clarification, please don't hesitate to ask for it.

secret901-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by moohbear-ga on 13 May 2006 10:56 PDT

Thanks for the answer. We're more in our 30's. So would using our
names be appropriate still?

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Clarification of Answer by secret901-ga on 13 May 2006 11:26 PDT

Hi moohbear-ga,

That depends on how youthful you feel you are :-). Using names shows
some degree of playfulness, so it can be inappropriate in serious
situations.

secret901-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by moohbear-ga on 16 May 2006 16:49 PDT

I'm sorry about the rating, I made a mistake and there's no edit function.

The low rating is quite puzzling to me. This looks to me like an
excellent and highly detailed answer, especially considering the low
price.

I'm sorry, I meant to put 4 stars and there's no way to change it.