Mike_GX101 Report post Posted July 15, 2012 ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special_talent123 Report post Posted July 15, 2012 Not really. Do you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie C Report post Posted July 15, 2012 Being in care from a young age I never felt loved, just a cash cow for foster parents. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LancsLad Report post Posted July 15, 2012 Charlie C I can understand your sentiments. I have been a foster carer and I can say I 'cared' a lot for the kids in our care, I personally was closer to some more than others. We have since had our own son whom I 'love' deeply. I have to be honest and say there is a big difference in my feelings between the two. As such I fully respect your point. Personally I do feel loved by my partner and son and it provides me with a lot of comfort in difficult times. I also know there are other individuals who care about me which is also greatly appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkshine Report post Posted July 15, 2012 Most of the time, no, I don't but this is due to how I feel inside... If I asked people in my family they would say they love me, but I don't always feel like they do... I do however feel cared for by certain people and I care for certain people and that's a good feeling, especially when it's mutual. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A-S warrior Report post Posted July 15, 2012 yes, god loves me, my ex still loves me, ermmmmm other than familly. i quess thats it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A-S warrior Report post Posted July 15, 2012 depends on what type of love though. are we talking emotional love? or the love between a man and his golf clubs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LancsLad Report post Posted July 15, 2012 A-S Warrior if golf clubs are allowed then I love you more than I love my golf clubs mate, if that makes you feel better. My golf clubs leaving me frustrated and wanting to wrap them around the nearest tree at times, you on the other hand A-S ...... ........ put a smile on my face more frequently than I get from the current level of my golf. Just a thought. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkshine Report post Posted July 15, 2012 You want some golfing tips LancsLad? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A-S warrior Report post Posted July 15, 2012 i thank you for the compliment but golf should be a stress free game, its all about enjoying being outside and walking through beutiful green fairways. (or pine straw in your case) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkshine Report post Posted July 15, 2012 Or digging in a bunker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie C Report post Posted July 16, 2012 LancsLad, Thank you.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LancsLad Report post Posted July 16, 2012 Charlie one of the best things that has happened in my life is seeing one of those kids in our care grow to be a 26 year old who at the start of this year became a father for the first time. I said to him in some ways being able to have and give real love for your own child does not repair the fact you didn't recive that yourself, but it goes a long way. Whilst his son is only seven months and mine is seven years there will come a point when his son will give back that love, and that is a very special moment. Charlie some day you might be in a similar position, personally I hope so because we all need a bit of unconditional love in our lives, both to give and importantly to recive, best wishes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A-S warrior Report post Posted July 16, 2012 Charlie one of the best things that has happened in my life is seeing one of those kids in our care grow to be a 26 year old who at the start of this year became a father for the first time. thats a good age to be a new father, i hope to get it done myself by then, ive always thought 24 would be a good age for me. i need an heir to my throne. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robert7111a Report post Posted July 24, 2012 My mother texts me at least once a fortnight to tell me she loves me. I also have a wife and daughter that love me too and of course I love them all dearly too. But then on the flip side...I do feel many people hate me... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sa Skimrande Report post Posted October 15, 2012 Do I feel loved, no But I was married once an I could count on one hand how many times my ex said she loved me in marriage, only four times. I said I loved her often and her reply was she doesn't feel it though she suspects my kind of love is totally different to everyone else's idea of it. And that may be the cruxt of it all, we feel and express differently and no one understands us lest of all ourselves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rufusrufus Report post Posted October 15, 2012 Yes, I feel loved by a small number of people: my parents (although I don't think my Dad loves my diagnosis!), a friend or two, and my partner - he's been the most interesting one - he knew me before my diagnosis and says that my Aspie traits are many of the things he particularly loves about me, even when we weren't sure that it all added up to AS, for example my child-like enjoyment of silly things, (I got incredibly excited last week when I saw pumpkins in the shops for the first time! Lots of jumping around and hand clapping!), not being afraid to act the fool in public etc etc In general, people seem to like me, but it's not the real me, they like the "masked" version of myself, the one I have carefully honed to resemble someone vaguely neurotypical. At the same time though, I probably irritate and frustrate a lot of people, with all my strange ways. That makes me somewhat despondent, but I can't really be sad about it, because I don't really like a lot of people either! I like the idea of people, but in practice, my frustration tolerance levels are low Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 I have difficulty recognising being loved therefore I have difficulty feeling loved. I think feeling loved and being loved are two different things. I apologise if I disturb anybody's sense of security. If feeling loved makes you happy, ignorance is bliss. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites