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
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The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗
Loud and noisy.
Unqualified. Also, there’s that strange moment when you’re listening to lyrics on Radio 2 and you think, “Ooh, that’s so deep”.
Love is comfort and warmth, being accepted as you are.
Euphoria, passion and feeling like nothing else in the world matters.
I’m not interested.
In the back of my mind I just assumed I’d be in a boyband at some point.
I think we’re definitely gone, but I do think people leave traces everywhere from what they did in life, and live on and continue to make an impact through the ripple effect of that.
I’d be happier being myself younger.
Pigeons. One got stuck in my flat once for quite a long time and it really changed how I feel about them.
Everything’s temporary, and how to make aioli.
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