Does this mean she loves me?

Mangle has a tendency to poke her head out when I get close to her. She turns toward me and flicks her tounge. Even when Im in bed, she faces me in her cage at night. She seems to follow me and face wherever I am. What does this mean?
Update note:
I will offer her some food tonight (small frozen rat) when she's active. It has been 9 days since her last offering. She is super active at night and loves to crawl around. IF I recall, this means she's hunting and she's hungry…
Also, she's 745 grams.

she's just curious and wondering when you're going to feed her. She stares at you while you're in bed because it wants food and is patiently waiting. Pretty simple minded animals lol

I'd really love to imagine they're capable oflove but it's a different relationship of trust -- which is still incredible, seeing as we could kill them in an instant. I think it's still cool that they trust

My experiences in the woods have proven that all critters are incredibly curious, as long of course, as they don't feel threatened.

Maybe it's survival(food), defense, or just plain curiosity.

My experience with my BP is the same. When I'm working in her room she comes out and positions herself to watch me. She is not hungry. She will only take food once a month, so I know that she is not looking for food. It's just curiosity. Same thing when I come into her cage. She comes out of her hide and wants to know what's going on.

They don't really have the capability to 'love' in the way that something like a dog or cat does, but they can certainly feel curious and learn to trust you. My BP doesn't really care too much what I'm doing, but some of my garters will actually come out of their hides and run over to me begging to get a treat or be held when I go into the reptile room; if anyone else goes in there they just ignore them though lol.

We are finding out new things all the time about the animal kingdom and life in general. i don't care what the "facts" are. I believe my BP shows some type of feeling. When she has a bad eye cap shed, she will let me hold her head lightly and stay in place as I help her get it off, almost like knowing she is being helped.