Tell me what is love

[Livinhope]

Hi lovelies.
I am married for 25 years. Have 5 beautiful children. But, I have not felt what love is really like, and I have no hope of experiencing love.
Movies can't do justice to the real world. So I want real mums, real wives, real people to give me a glimpse into what love really feels like.

Thank you in advance

So, do you not love your children?

Do you mean that you've never 'been in love' rather than never feeling love for your children and family - which I would feel more concerned about???

Love, to me anyway, isn't the thunderbolts that you see in the movies day in and out. It's that feeling of comfort, the many times a day that you see something and think you must tell them/ talk to them about it later, sharing a joke just with a look, being able to rely on them for the big things AND the small, knowing what they like/ want/ need, sharing life/ family values and goals, being honest with each other, supporting each other, letting each other grow, so so much... but not what they show in movies.
Having said that, I still have moments when we're dressed up to go out when I think phwoar! 🤣

Do you mean lust, not love?

I have immense love for my kids, parents, family at large, normal love. I've loved my husband too. But have never felt any love from him.
Other than intimacy in the bedroom, there's no other form of warmth or love from him.
He never holds my hands, or even touches me other than when he wants intimacy.
There's nothing between us like having a conversation before dozing off to sleep at night, or a kiss. He's never ran his fingers through my hair, or taken me out for a coffee or a meal, just the 2 of us. So really, it's something I'm craving, but can't have. Just want to know what it feels like

Hope you get sorted op

you have given me an ear worm though

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