I care and really so.

Care is more assertive word than love.It includes love but excludes expectations and repercussions of love.In love we do demand love back.Caring is self less love.Our mothers really care of us and never expect anything return.

Caring is being protective but with out being possessive, being nurturing but without being a hindrance to development.Love can at times become a compulsion.

If you show you care,I know you love.

Source: What are the other words better than ‘I love you’? – Quora