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In some way your life is doubled. You’re you and the other person.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2017 source ↗
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How would you describe what love feels like to you?Originally asked
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A warm sunny day. You get this bubble around you and, all of a sudden, problems are halved.
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Finding your place.
Dan Stevens
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Like somebody’s painted the world a different colour.
Very complicated.
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