What does love feel like?

Classof2015
Sat, 04 May 2013 22:38:07 +0000

Hi Milkyway,
Here’s what I think: love should feel like a warm hug, or a good feeling, or the feeling that you are acknowledged and known and loved for who you are. And accepted. And ok. And it should feel like a safe place to be yourself, and a place where it’s not only ok to be yourself but a place where you can grow. So if you put it in terms of a plant, it would be the right mixture of soil or the right acidity/alkaline balance for your own tender leaves to thrive and grow.

What it isn’t is: someone controlling you; someone manipulating you emotionally; someone convincing you that you would be lonely and unhappy if you left them.

I’m sorry if this is off base or TMI. I have often wondered the same thing, and it didn’t help to hear people say “when it’s real, you’ll know”.

When someone loves you, you feel like yourself and wonderfully ok and warm inside, emotionally, and strong and supported. And happy.