What does 『好き』が強い感がある


In the below I'm not quite sure how to understand the bold part. Before this
he was flash backing and describing an event from a few days ago where his
girlfriend 莉佳 was being very intimate (激しいスキンシップ but nothing of that nature).

莉佳のことはもちろん大好きだけれど、その……ちょっと **その『好き』が強い感がある**

There's a few things I don't understand about what he says (and obviously the
meaning).

  * Why is 『好き』 in quotes? It doesn't seem like he is quoting anyone.
  * 感がある - What's the difference between 感じがする and 感がある




Here 好き is enclosed in brackets because the author knew this was a tricky
expression that may not make sense to the readers instantly. English double-
quotes (`""`) also has this function, too ([scare
quotes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scare_quotes)).

好きが強い is not an idiomatic expression, and this is not intended to be
interpreted in isolation. You have to make sense of it _from the context_. I
expect some sort of explanation follows after such a tricky expression.

If I have to guess, possible interpretations include:

  * My feeling is closer to "like" rather than "love"
  * Her feeling is closer to "like" rather than "love"
  * My "love" is so overwhelming

The difference between 感がある and 感じがする is small, but the former is relatively
slangy, and tends to refer to an even more vague feeling the speaker is
somehow feeling.




Here 好き is enclosed in brackets because the author knew this was a tricky
expression that may not make sense to the readers instantly. English double-
quotes (`""`) also has this function, too ([scare
quotes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scare_quotes)).

好きが強い is not an idiomatic expression, and this is not intended to be
interpreted in isolation. You have to make sense of it _from the context_. I
expect some sort of explanation follows after such a tricky expression.

If I have to guess, possible interpretations include:

  * My feeling is closer to "like" rather than "love"
  * Her feeling is closer to "like" rather than "love"
  * My "love" is so overwhelming

The difference between 感がある and 感じがする is small, but the former is relatively
slangy, and tends to refer to an even more vague feeling the speaker is
somehow feeling.

