Can You Learn to Feel More Loved?

Imagine you have a colleague who remembers that you had a difficult appointment and checks in on you. Or a friend who is just there to listen without telling you what you should have done differently. We don’t tend to think of these experiences as grand declarations of love, but they leave us with a certain lingering warmth: the feeling of being loved. In our research, we coined the term felt love to focus on the receiver’s side of love. This emphasis shifts attention away from the expressions of love (i.e., loving signals). While expressions are actions we choose to take, felt love is an inte

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