The reflexive pronoun forms, when used in the plural ("me" and "te" are therefore excluded), may indicate reciprocity. In those cases, they do not have reflexive character – for instance, "as pessoas cumprimentaram-se" does not mean that each person complimented him-/herself, rather they complimented each other. In some situations, this may create ambiguity; therefore, if one means "they love each other", one might want to say "eles amam-se mutuamente" or "eles amam-se um ao outro" (although "eles amam-se" will probably be interpreted this way anyhow); if one means "each one of them loves him-/herself", one should say "eles amam-se a si mesmos" ou "eles amam-se a si próprios".