WHAT DOES LOVE EVEN FEEL LIKE?

What does love even feel like when you’ve spent so much time being strong for everyone else? At seventeen, Alex Brown is used to being the person who checks on everybody, shows up when people need him, and keeps moving no matter what he carries inside. But behind the leadership, independence, and strength is a young man asking questions he can no longer ignore. Why can you be surrounded by people and still feel alone? Why can someone tell you they love you, but you struggle to feel it? And who checks on the person who is always checking on everyone else? What Does Love Even Feel Like? is an intimate personal reflection on loneliness, growing up too fast, trust, relationships, emotional vulnerability, and learning how to receive the same care you so freely give to others. Alex doesn’t pretend to have all the answers. Instead, he writes from exactly where he is—still growing, still learning, and still trying to understand what love means to him. For anyone who has ever been called “the strong one” while quietly wishing someone would ask if they were okay, this book is a reminder that even the people who carry others need someone sometimes.