I suspect that most here are single, but will nevertheless recall being in a relationship and perhaps wondering 'Does she / he love me as much as I love her / him?' In some relationships we regularly witness one partner abusing the other and maybe wonder 'Is the abuser taking advantage of the other's deeper caring?' I regularly witnessed such within my parents' relationship.

Has anyone been so very deeply in love, and discovered that possibly rare thing namely a partner who loves just as deeply?

Possibly it happens a lot, and I have been unlucky? One can't help but wonder what the 'norm' is in the romance stakes.

For me; it's always been that the man has loved me more than I have loved him. I have always been cautious about my feelings and tend to keep a wall up around me. I remember being younger and men telling me I had a wall up but never realized it. Now I am aware of it but at my age; I don't see the point of getting into a relationship or dating.

I think everyone feels that way. I believed her when she told me she loved me deeply, we were just too young and I was just to immature to deal with the situation. Live and learn next time I will be ready for sure.Side note: Navy Girl your not to old, your a very sweet, smart,woman who has a lot to offer someone and I hope you get what your searching for!

I always love more. But I have an obsessive, slightly neurotic personality so that might be why.

Thanks, I appreciate what you are saying but it's not going to happen.

I D K, I'm confused on all the relationships, as to what I really had.
I do know they all went for me and said the
love word first.I have heard woman say
things like "I though I loved him" and
even married men that they didn't love.
I know very shortly after I got married she
said she was envious of the love her parents had
for each other, after her wanting to marry me
for 4 yrs. I guess she always felt
pushed away as I wasn't on her pace.
Two others seemed to fall out of love as quick as they fell in,like they were just doing time with me. another a had a child with her,then she pushed me away for 18 months until I got a gf in the states, then she begged for me back.
I do know this, three of them I left and one
was mutual,she was getting depressed & homesick.
as far as taking advantage of some ones love.
My baby momma did that to me,she was ruthless.
then I did it back to her after my new relationship
ran its coarse,I no longer loved her, I quite enjoyed watching her grovel,the enjoyable part was
realizing how 2 faced,phony she could be,
it was evident that she chose to be mean.

Agreeing with jack here! I'm hoping love hits you like a bomb, NavyGirl!!! Lol!

I don't think I've truly been loved in any of my relationships. Needed yes. Used yes. I love hard tho 100% ...

Same here...oh well, live and learn.

Wow that's a strong n true statement can't figure how to upload pic can c me on Twitter at Tara Vestey

I have always loved more than I was loved in any of my relationships, but I know I will meet someone who will love me just as much as I will love him and it will show in action, not just words.

Of my three loves the second was as close to mutual as you get. I get I should say.

Thanks but that door has closed permanently but I do wish you the best.

Uh, there is a difference between love and infatuation.
Sometimes, people confuse the latter for the former.

This is why I'm in Spain alone.

I find it a bit of an awkward question. How can you measure or compare? It's so easy to say "I loved more, I always love more!"
How do you know? Someone's 100% might 'only' be your 40%. So that person might also feel he/she gives the full wack and loves you very deeply, but to you he/she only gives the 40%

Trying to answer: yes, I have felt that I was loved as deeply as I loved myself, both long term relationships.

I knew I loved this woman from the first time I viewed her portrait.

Sometimes these questions come up and it makes me realize how far outside of the "norm" my life must be. I find them interesting (I'm not making fun of either)but so far out of my thinking.

Honestly my relationships have been like little playgrounds of excitement and adventure and I don't think these kinds of things were ever thought about. If there was going to be a question in this area I wouldn't really have called it love. Well maybe love but not in-love. When I have been in-love I'm pretty blind I would think.

I'm I wrong here?

super thougths