I once believed love was a spark—those fleeting moments of wonder. The rush of a first date, the dance of discovering someone new. They felt like the pinnacle, the beating heart of the story. But now, I see those moments differently. They’re the invitation, the toll paid to enter the deeper connection terrain. They’re the prologue, not the essence.... See more

All the forms of human love we discussed—affectionate love, friendship love, sexual love, and committed love—are simply responses to an outside stimulus. They are not loves that act independently of the one being loved. We find a person of the opposite sex attractive; the potential for sexual love is birthed. We see someone’s innocence or kindness,

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