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Comforting, uplifting, all consuming.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2024 source ↗
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How would you describe what love feels like to you?Originally asked
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View all 213 →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.
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Full of passion and laughter.
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Like coming home.
Katherine Parkinson
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Relief. (Not like that.)
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