Hamza Yassin: What does love feel like?

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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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Recorded Hamza Yassin said elsewhere, not written here

Hurtful, hard, like concrete but also the soft, silky, smooth, cool pillow that you lay your head on. It’s like birds singing in the morning with the aurora going over your head at night. That’s love for me.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 September 2023 source ↗

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Marie Kondo Japanese organizing consultant, author, and television show host

Warm and fuzzy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 January 2022 source ↗

Tuppence Middleton

A perfect cup of coffee – warm, bittersweet, anxiety-inducing and delicious.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2026 source ↗

Bryan Adams Canadian singer-songwriter and musician

It can be as light as a feather or as heavy as a stone.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 December 2022 source ↗

Zack Polanski

A dog bounding through the grass on a summer’s day chasing a squirrel.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

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