The question
How would you describe what love feels like to you?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this exact standing prompt.
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The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 May 2025 source ↗
Relief and an achy feeling in your cheeks from smiling.
Holding a large and fragile glass object in a very dangerous environment.
It’s a calm and secure feeling of deep loyalty.
When my cold toes drain the heat from his warm ones, but he doesn’t mind at all and is happy for our tarsal temperatures to meet in the middle.
Not being flexible enough to dance freely.
Anyone whose party I said I’d go to and didn’t turn up. I can get quite socially anxious at times.
In a rehearsal just after graduating from drama college, I say my lines to an older actor. He pauses, turns to the director and says: “I’m sorry, but is she going to do it like that?”
Lack of confidence masquerading as perfectionism.
Optimistic, creative, resilient.
I’m quite scared of bats. I’m just seeing rats with wings – no, thanks.
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