What does love feel like?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Exultation, fear, quiet comfort and even hate.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗

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Louis Theroux British and American journalist and author
You suddenly get what people are talking about when they talk about being in love.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 November 2018 source ↗
Alison Moyet English singer
Like hunger, which feels like anxiousness, which feels like fear, which feels like excitement.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2017 source ↗
Sandi Toksvig Danish and British broadcaster, comedian and writer
Like driving a Ford Mustang with the top down across the Golden Gate Bridge while the sun is setting and you have a dinner reservation in Sausalito.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

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