What does it mean when im on the phone with a guy and he jokingly says “tell your aunt, mom, and dad that I love them” ?

I told him i was with my aunt and When I asked why he said that, he goes “because they’re my family too”?

What does it mean when im on the phone with a guy and he jokingly says “tell your aunt, mom, and dad that I love them” ?
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