lovingness

"He has the perfect mix of lovingness, intelligence and everything. When I'm feeling down or stressed, he picks me up, comes for a cuddle and I feel better again," Martha told Radio 1 Newsbeat.

“The amount of lovingness and kindness, I saw wisdom in him that was beyond anything I’d seen before.”

As written, Anthony’s platonic lovingness may reflect some degree of wish fulfillment, but as played it seems beautifully plausible: the kind of wish that opens a door to the future.

Genebach locates the warmth in a dad whose lovingness is a check on his pride.

"He demonstrated the maturity and lovingness that most grown men didn't show as a dad."