Yes, the Dead Know We Miss and Love Them

When someone you love dies, your mind fills with questions you never thought you’d ask. When my grandfather passed, the man who was my teacher, my second father, the one who taught me how to be strong, I spent weeks, even months, silently asking the same thing: Does he still know? Somewhere, somehow… does he know how much I love him and how deeply I miss him?

If you look at it through science alone, the answer seems simple and final. But if you believe in energy, in the soul, in something beyond the physical, then it’s only natural to wonder. To hope that love doesn’t just stop where the heartbeat ends.

Death Is Physical, Love and the Soul Are Not

Death ends the body, not the soul. The heart stops, the voice is gone, the physical presence disappears, but consciousness, love, and connection don’t end there.

Many people who’ve had near-death experiences describe something interesting: they leave their body but remain fully aware. They see the doctors working on them, hear their loved ones crying, and still feel. They aren’t bound to their body, yet they are still present. It shows us something powerful… that awareness isn’t limited to flesh and bones.

When someone dies, they don’t vanish. Their body is no longer here, but their soul, their energy, their love, those don’t die. They don’t stop loving you, and your love for them doesn’t disappear either. They’re simply no longer physical. They’ve stepped into a place where we can’t see them, but that doesn’t mean they’re gone.

Can They Feel Our Love After Death?

Yes, the people who have passed on know you miss and love them. They feel it every time you speak their name, think about them before falling asleep, or light a candle in their memory. Love doesn’t disappear with the body… it’s an energy, and energy doesn’t die. It moves, shifts, and continues to exist beyond what we can see.

Those who’ve crossed over don’t forget you. They know when your chest tightens because you miss them. They know when you visit their favorite place, wear their sweater, or hold onto their photo like it’s the only thing keeping you together. They see the tears you wipe away when no one is looking, the moments you say, “I hope you’re still with me.” And they are.

Your love doesn’t go unnoticed. That invisible thread between you and them is still there. You can’t touch it or measure it, but you feel it. In quiet moments. In sudden memories. In dreams that are too vivid to be just dreams.

They know not because they are watching every move like a movie, but because love connects souls, no matter the distance or the dimension. Love is how they find you. Love is how they stay close.

Signs They’re Still Around

Not everyone believes in signs. But after someone dies, many people notice things that don’t quite fit into logic. Small, subtle moments that make you stop, like something, or someone, is still connected to you.

Familiar scents or sounds: Their perfume out of nowhere. Cigarette smoke in a room where no one’s smoked in years. Light footsteps, doors creaking, small sounds that don’t make sense, but feel familiar.
Lights and electronics acting strangely: Lights flicker when you think about them. The TV or radio turns on by itself. Your phone lights up with no message. Logical? Maybe. But it still feels like a nudge from them.
Objects moving or reappearing: Something they owned goes missing, then shows up later in a place you’ve checked ten times. A framed photo falls for no reason. Their favorite book ends up open on the table.
Dreams that don’t feel like dreams: Not chaotic dreams, but calm, vivid ones. They look healthy. They don’t always speak, sometimes they just smile, hug you, or look at you with love. You wake up peaceful, not afraid.
Numbers and dates repeating: You keep seeing 222, 444, 1616 or their birthday on clocks, receipts, license plates. Coincidence? Maybe. But it often appears when you’re thinking of them.