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What does it mean?
Britney defines love as a combination of respect, commitment, honesty, trust, and more.
In plain terms
Love equals respect, commitment, honesty, trust, and other qualities combined.
What can you take from it?
Love is multi‑faceted, not a single feeling.

Where it applies

  • marriage counseling
  • friendship building

Putting it to work

  • cultivate trust
  • practice honesty

Questions to consider

  • Which of these qualities are most essential?
  • How can we measure love by these standards?

Another view

The definition may be idealistic and hard to achieve fully.

More from Britney Spears

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  2. Britney: My love doesn't scare me. Other people's love scares me.

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  3. Kevin: If you had the choice to go out or go watch a movie what would you wanna do? Britney: I would go watch that movie and just drink at home.

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