Q: Is is possible to love someone but to not be in love with them?

-Sam St. Pierre

A: What does one think affection for family and close friends are?  Love is a broad and vague term that simply means a feeling of intense bonds for another person. There all sorts of love within that. There is romantic love, familial love, platonic love, all sorts of types, which means that love can encompass a whole different variety of situations.

Is it possible to love someone, but not like them?