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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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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 ↗
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 ↗
Clive Myrie British journalist, newsreader, and presenter
Amazing, all-consuming, overwhelming.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2024 source ↗
Kellie Maloney Retired boxing manager, promoter and politician
Love comes in different aspects. There’s sexual love, companion love and unconditional love, and I think you only have unconditional love with your children or your pets.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗

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