How many people love you?

[AmeliaHarbottle]

I was just pondering this today. I think only my children and OH. Which doesn’t seem a lot.

A lot I think, very lucky. My husband, my daughter, 3 siblings (possibly 2 of them more than the other 1 but I think he loves me really deep down 😂), SIL who has been in my life since I was 2, nephews and nieces. Two best friends who I think it is genuinely like a familial love, maybe a couple of other friends too. An aunt I’m very close to. My parents/ grandparents are no longer here sadly.

My in laws I think are fond of me but don’t know about ‘love’.

My dh and my kids. My mum, my siblings, my nieces and nephews, my parents in law, some of my friends.

I think 5 people.
My daughter, cousin, auntie and one friend. Plus my ex husband 😂

Hm…good question. I assume my DH and kids do, and my dad…one of my siblings, I think the other is ambivalent. I’ve got a few good friends who I assume like me a reasonable amount (not sure if that’s the same sort of love?)

Husband, children, mum, sister, inlaws and a few friends.

My DH, my mum, my child, my brother.
Maybe 3 friends, who I also love.
2 of my 3 cats 🤨
And my mum’s dog - she probably loves me the most.

While it’s not exactly love, I do think I have a fond place in a lot of people’s hearts. My work involves supporting people at difficult and pivotal times of their lives. Even though those people aren’t in my life day to day, and I’m not in theirs, it is a huge source of love and connectedness for me to think of them and wonder what they’re up to now, and wish them well in whatever new adventures they are on - and to know that I was a comfort to them when they needed one.

My DD, my friends & my dog & cat! And my ex. That’s it! The only proper love I think is my DD. My friends would be sad if I died & would miss me but not in a family member sort of way!

DH, my 2 dc, my 2 sisters, 1 niece, I suspect my MIL of over 40 years does but we’ll never acknowledge that

Good question. I’m going to go very positive and say, if I feel love for a person, a healthy reciprocated love, then I would say one child, brother and SIL, 2 cousins, 4 friends. Lots who I am genuinely fond of. This list if I lost them from my life, and they me, a deep sense of loss would be felt.

I’m very content with that list. My initial reaction was 0. So raised the bar. 🦋

@VoltaireMittyDream -sense of connection - I would define that as a love too. Maybe a level 2.

My ds, my dad, my half brother and sister and their children, my dad’s wife. My close friends (6 of them)

mu mum in her way but it’s not a motherly love and often she doesn’t like me

am ex partner it’s over 20 years I do not feel the same

I think lots of people say ‘love you’ or ‘I love so and so, she so funny, kind etc’ but in reality only your very inner circle do.
The only people who I would say genuinely love me would be my husband and children.
Not close to my siblings, and always had a strained relationship with my parents, not something they would ever say even if they did feel some love for me.

None, I think. But then I am childless and single, no family except 1 sibling who is not a people person. Possibly an old friend does, but she's on the other side of the world. It's still possible to live a good life although hard work.

Good question. At the most five people but I would say the more likely number is four.

I don't know. But I love my best friends daughter, and my husband, and another man, and my friend, and my brother.

I've been loved ❤️

Parents, brother, daughter. I don’t have a partner. I don’t have any close friends.

Probably around 10 across family and friends.

I feel like saying "How many people know your name...."

Even better: "how many people answer your emails?" !!

Just immediate family and a couple of friends. There’s a remote possibility the guy I’m dating does too, but he hasn’t said it. 🙃

Why

My husband & sons, my mum, my sister and my close friends. Uncles and Aunts, cousins. My niece and nephew, brothers in law. It's not a huge number of people but they are the people that matter to me too.

My husband, my children, definitely my little granddaughter- she absolutely beams when she sees me. My mum, dad and sisters. I feel quite loved 🥰

Probably four.

My DH, my kids, my mum and probably my dad, and a handful of my closest friends too. I'm grateful to have lots of love in my life and try not to take it for granted.

My children. My husband (alcoholic dementia) my lover , (everyone knows - not a secret) my brothers my sister in law , my three closest friends . I am very very blessed and appreciative.