My cousin is like my mom i need some advice.?

Question

my cousin is 33 and im 17 to make a long story short me and my mom don't talk really anymore so my cousin is kinda filling that void. when i was younger my cousin wasnt in my life really she was on drugs and was never around she has 3 years clean and sober now. i work with her a few nights of the week. well for some reason i get the feeling my cousin dosent love me. like we have deep heart to heart talks alot but if i tell her i love her she never says it back. she treats me like im one of her own kids. shes my best friend. we have a very close relationship. my cousin has been hurt in the past i know that but is it possible she afraid of getting hurt again? like she never really tells people she loves them and she never really lets people in.

she talks to me about some of her issues but she dosent open up that much.

anybody have anything to say about this? =]

Answer 1

well if she doesnt express her feelings to anyone then maybe thats just who she is, the best thing to do is to talk to her about it

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Answer 2

Well, for your age (please don't take that as being disrespective), you have quite a mature insight. There could be many reasons, could there not. Why not talk to her about it? You seem to have the relationship where that can occur. It may even be that she is misinterpreting the kind of love which you are expressing or is as scared as you surmise. Some people feel awkward about the age difference until they mature even more! Or it may be that you are judging her by your standards, which is a mistake we all make, expecting people to behave in certain ways and forgetting the many different ways we are all brought up etc. She may just be the kind of person who does not show her feelings easily.

I think you will only keep guessing unless you talk to her.

I hope that helps. Good luck