Phoebe Dynevor: How would you describe what love feels like to you?

The question

How would you describe what love feels like to you?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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When you’re younger you confuse love with chaos and passion and, as I’ve gotten older, I realise that love is the opposite: it’s peace and it feels safe, like home.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗

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Isabel Allende

Warm, sugary, fierce, protective.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2024 source ↗

Tina Turner

Like a dryer going off in your stomach.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 April 2023 source ↗

Krishnan Guru-Murthy British journalist

A chihuahua giving you a cuddle.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 January 2021 source ↗

James Dyson British inventor and businessman

An overwhelming sensation of caring and passion.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 December 2021 source ↗

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