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How would you describe what love feels like to you?

213 answers answered between 2008 and 2026 one of 25 in The Q&A

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Omid Djalili British stand-up comedian and actor
Jumping on the seats of a deserted carriage on a London-bound train from Canterbury in 1989.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗
Terence Conran British restaurateur and designer
All-embracing: when you find it, you don’t want to let it go.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 August 2016 source ↗
Nadiya Hussain British television chef, baker and author
When somebody runs you a bath and orders a takeaway after a long day.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 September 2016 source ↗
Irvine Welsh Scottish novelist
When you can barely stand to look at someone without turning away to catch your breath.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 December 2016 source ↗
Simone Biles United States artistic gymnast
When you put others before yourself, and you’d do anything for them.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2017 source ↗
Gloria Steinem Writer and feminist organiser
Feeling you want someone else’s welfare as much and sometimes more than your own.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2017 source ↗

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