There are three components of feeling loved.
The first component is to be heard. When you are heard, it restores the knowing that you are important, that you matter. This is what therapy does. This is also what close friends sometimes do.
But in order for you to be heard, you first have to express. No one can guess what you want or feel. You must communicate it in a clear way.
When you communicate in a clear way and you feel heard, there's a chance of being understood. To be understood accurately is to be seen.
To be seen is the second component of feeling loved. When you feel seen, it sends a message to your subconscious that you are okay.
The third component of feeling loved is to feel that you are received. This is a really important aspect of being loved. To be received means that you are acknowledged and accepted without judgment.
When you are acknowledged, you feel validated. Acknowledging the value of your expressed opinion or the value that you bring is what I call to be received.
When you feel validated by another, your subconscious receives the message that you are valuable and worthy. And when you experience being acknowledged and accepted, you feel that you matter.
And when all of these are integrated within you, you activate the healing power of love. You feel closeness, connectedness and trust. You simply know that you are loved.
When you experience being heard, seen and received, you feel deeply loved.
So these, my dear, are the main components of love.