Just to add: there are different definitions of love too. I don't love my T like she's a family member who I put up with because they're family, like my fiance who I intimately love, like my dogs who are like my children. It's different. All I know is that I care about my T beyond the care I have for general people. I put her needs before my wants (not above my own needs). I care about her even when I'm pissed at her. I care about her even with all her imperfections and I'm not simply dismissing the imperfections. And no matter what she would/could/will do to me, I choose to still care about her (though depending on what it is I might not be able to keep her in my life). To me, that is love. To others, that might just be "care".