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Jumping on the seats of a deserted carriage on a London-bound train from Canterbury in 1989.
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How would you describe what love feels like to you?Originally asked
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Finding your place.
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Warm contentment, and like nothing else exists.
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Adolescent love feels like exquisite self-indulgence. Long-term love feels like a warm bath that needs a trickle of extra hot water every now and then.
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Like the froth on top of a hot chocolate.
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