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Love is as simple as the absence of self given to another. God, when invited, fills the void of any unrequited love; hence loving is how one is drawn closer to God no matter its most horrific repercussions. ↗

— Criss Jami

#closer #compensation #filling-the-void #god #horrific

It seemed that we loved each other better when there were large swaths of two continents between us. The daily work of love was often hard to perform at home. ↗

— Aleksandar Hemon

#love #relationships #love

I don't understand the point of being together if you're not the happiest. ↗

— Gillian Flynn

#love #relationship #love

Love children especially, for they too are sinless like the angels; they live to soften and purify our hearts and, as it were, to guide us. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#love #love

It's unexpectedly painful to have become a pronoun. ↗

— Robin Black

#short-story #love

It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit. ↗

— Eartha Kitt

#relationships #self-love #love

I think there were times when I was so afraid of losing you that I forgot I even had you at all. ↗

— Ashly Lorenzana

#breakups #emotions #fear #heartache #loss

An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger. ↗

— Dan Rather

#listen #lone #lone ranger #overture #ranger

I remember that my mother once told me that the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference. ↗

— Emily Giffin

#something-borrowed #love

Many partners of addicts have told me they feel bad about themselves for staying in the relationship because of the betrayal they’ve experienced. They imagine that the people who know their past judge them to be stupid for staying with the person who’s caused them so much pain. I often counter this thinking, explaining that leaving may seem quick and easy because they can pretend they’re okay and the problem has disappeared. However, if you leave your relationship, you’ll be stuck with your pain and sorrow without the person you loved to help you sort it out. Why is this true? Because even though it feels as if your pain comes from your partner, it’s actually coming from inside you. ↗

— Alexandra Katehakis

#betrayal #infidelity #pain #partner #relationship