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Like coming home in every sense.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 November 2016 source ↗
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How would you describe what love feels like to you?Originally asked
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Paul Merson
English footballer and pundit
For me, love is working through things when it’s not going well.
Ricky Wilson
Singer; frontman of Kaiser Chiefs
A positive panic attack.
It is all there is.
A mix – safety to be yourself, acceptance, a feeling of peace and reliance, but also challenge, whether that’s intellectual or emotional.
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