Lovable.....?

My friend told me that I'm lovable.

My response was.. 'Ha? What?'

I might be motherly.. yes. Somestimes mature.. yes. But lovable? I was never lovable. Since when the word lovable was used to describe me? And since when do I become lovable?

To be honest, thinking about it after a while.. I don't even know what that word means. All I know is that any english word with something-ble at the end means it 'can be (something)' When I tried to use examples, like.. huggable which means that thing/person can be hugged, edible means it can be eaten. Lovable.. can be loved?? I thought everybody can be loved by somebody. Or am I getting it wrong?

Maybe it should be loathable instead of lovable..