Do you "feel loved"?

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Maybe it sounds crazy, but I don't know what that's supposed to mean. Is it something you're actually supposed to feel--or just know, based on how other people express their feelings about you, or what they do for you?

I don't think I've ever felt someone's love for me, even though I have felt love for others. It's like I have a one-way valve in my heart.

Well, since I named my penis Loved, I would say that

Nevermind. That wasn't going to be funny.

I don't know. I feel like some people are occasionally entertained by me ("You're funny!") but I doubt the world would give a flying rat boner if I left. I'm marginalized and ignored by my family, if not seen as a total burden on them, I've never had any friends, and the handful of people I've dated have shown their love for me by cheating on me and leaving me within a month of our first date. So I guess my answer is, not really.

have no friends and have been in love with people but no reciprocation-it hurts to be unwanted and ignored all the time.

I feel that I'm loved by my friends, but I don't feel loved by my own family.

For me, I guess it's that comforted sort of feeling you get when you belong anywhere.

I feel liked by some people...

Definitely dont feel "loved"

I'm good, I guess. I know I'm loved by some people, who are the only people I care about anyway.

I know that some people love and care about me, but I don't feel any physical emotion from it. Should I?

I experience most "emotions" intellectually rather than viscerally too.

I used to be receptive and appreciative toward affectionate behavior, but the way I categorize people I interact with, I've now been betrayed by someone in every category. I tend to generalize from one to the group, so now I second guess everyone. I still have friends I trust, but I don't let the feeling run deep. I don't like the word "love" so much right now. Too heavy.

Doesn't sound crazy at all, it's exactly the kind of question I often ask of mother if she uses a term (and those terms are very much akin to the one you ask about) that's confusing to me...I'd also like to know its definition. The same question actually appeared to me a few hours ago but I did not pursue the thought.

I do know there is one person who really appreciates me as a very good friend and I do believe said person will do anything for me. But apart from her words and actions to that effect, I wouldn't be aware of it. Affection like that is not something that registers on a feeling radar or however else it is supposed to.

This is my experience too.

I am definitely loved by my family. And I feel their love.

Nope, i have always felt like that i have been treated differently to the rest of my brothers and sister - this was even before i got diagnosed - of course my mum always tried to deny it but too me at least it felt like that she loved them and cared for them more - and i still think like that

Meh. More or less.