"I wish them well" is an idiom for "I never want to see them again".

Kinda like "bless your heart", which means nothing of the sort.

huhkerrf an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Why do non-Southerners keep insisting on this? Bless your heart can be said sincerely or ironically, like pretty much any other phrase.

	▲	maxbond 28 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		The ironic usage makes for compelling dialogue and comports with stereotypes about Southerners as formal/restrained. So that's what ends up on television. At least that is how I think I came about having that impression.

DANmode an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

but should it be?