Yes I do... Always have. Here's a poem I wrote about it in late 70s, early 80s The Love Ladder A step-ladder with six slanted steps Easy to get from one level to another Three levels of Like, three of Love Just met First impressions Worth liking? ... Yes At the bottom of the Love Ladder Better acquainted Do things together Enjoy each others' company On the second level of Like on the Love Ladder Friends Know some thoughts of theirs Share some past and present experiences On the third level of Like on the Love Ladder See through some masks Know what they are usually thinking Good friends Share most feelings A lot of head and a little heart On the first level of Love on the Love Ladder Close friends Intimacy Sometimes open Usually honest Head and heart reverse On the second level of Love on the Love Ladder No one else Love only for them Know everything about them Always open and honest Trust "True Love" "All Heart" On the pinnacle of the Love Ladder Some people progress slowly Some people skip levels Jumping into love Most people even out on a level They sometimes rise or slip Sometimes the ladder falls over Love is not a game It is a progression of thoughts and feelings It is an opening of one person to another It is a ladder that takes some people forever to get to the top Some fall off along the way But the ultimate goal of everyone Is to reach the top of the Love Ladder copyright by Bill Sanders

Very much so , I love you as a person and think of you always - friends , family ---- And being in love to me means I love you through trust and I love you because we are open and honest and I look up to you as you look up to me , and I count on you to catch me when I fall , on a deeper level ---- + 5