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Originally Posted by Argonautomobile
"care for" can imply action - you care for a baby or sick person by feeding them, making sure they're dressed and clean, etc. "Care about" refers more to emotion exclusively.
"She cares for her elderly mother" makes you think she lives with her mom and helps her with activities of daily living.
"She cares about her elderly mother" does not make you think that.
If one's t says either thing, best to go directly to the t for clarification/expansion.
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Good ideas and explanation. I originally thought the opposite. My T asked me if I believed he cared about me? (we were talking about the people in my life I could say loved me) I said, yes, I thought he cared about me. Then I smiled and said, "You're always so careful. We were talking about love."
Thanks for your thoughts....very helpful.