Should I say ‘feelings for’ or ‘feeling about’?

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Basu Raj 17 19/02/2016 0 Comments

Do we say feelings for or about?

For example:

a) I am not having a good feeling for/about this business.
b) She has feelings for/about Sumit.
c) Why do you harbor ill feelings for/about animals?

Where do we use ‘for’ and where do we use ‘about’ when talking of feelings.

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2016-02-25T04:52:14+00:00

There is a difference in the usage of feelings for and feelings about.For eg.A person says “I have developed feelings for her” Then here he means that he is in love with her.You can also take it as that he has a soft corner for her,she is very special to him.
Feelings about can be used for positive and negative feelings.For eg Latha tells Sudha “I have a bad feeling about Shreya.Here she means that she does not have a good opinion about shreya.Feelings about can also be used in a positive way.
Ram tells his friend ” What are your feelings about Ravi? He seems to be a gem of a person.Feelings for is always positive feelings whereas feelings about could be positive or negative feelings.

score 0 · Answer 2 · 2016-02-24T07:31:27+00:00

Feeling about refers to when you talk of your feelings related to someone or something.

For example:

1) I feel angry about students doing politics in college.
2) I am not getting a good feeling about this.
3) What are your feelings about the growing trend of live-in relationships?

Feeling for means sympathize. Its like ‘feeling someone else’s pain’, for example:

1) Sudha has no feelings for her violent ex-husband now.
2) I do not feel for people who do not work hard and then suffer.
3) Why do you feel so much for everyone?