I've told my marriage counselor that I love him. He didn't say it back, though I said it in the form of "So if I love you, is that OK?" and he said it was. He has said more recently that he cares about me. And I can feel the caring and maybe even love from him in his eyes and in his voice. I have this warm, fuzzy feeling that lasts a few hours after I see or talk to him, so I get what you mean.