"lovee" meaning in English

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          "text": "What is a lovee without a confidant?",
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          "text": "One might even describe a monitored feedback loop that permits one to sense when insufficient loving is returning from the lovee, causing a lessening of the lover's efforts.",
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          "text": "It's just that one is the lover, while the other is the lovee. Together, they make love. One has an obligation to nurture, and the other has a duty of care.",
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        "One who is loved; a recipient of love."
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