Platonic Love is a fool's name for the affection between a disability and a frost.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Platonic love is described as a foolish label for a relationship between a disability and a coldness.
- In plain terms
- It says such love is a pretentious name for a cold, harmful bond.
- What can you take from it?
- Beware calling harmful, cold relationships 'love'.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What relationships do we label as love that might be harmful?
- Why do we use lofty terms for painful bonds?
Another view
The metaphor may be obscure and not universally relatable.
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